Tilton Throwout Bearing mated to McCleod Clutch

[Rosco]

Originally Posted by ratsnst1

Hey Rosco, I have 3000, miles on my hyd throw out bearing, its a mcleod, how many miles did you get out of yours, Mine so far knock on wood is fine. Robert

Actually, shortly after receiving car - leak. I intially thought the transmission however it was the bearing all along...

I have 1500 miles on my car! Hard to believe I have to go through this $hit...

It is certainly frustrating

Maybe us McCleod Bearing owners can get a Gov't bail out package as well..

[Bobcat]

For what it`s worth , Tilton told me they use a Quad seal on their Hydraulic throwout bearings and from what I could find out , McLeod uses an "O" ring . From my 30 years in the hydraulics industry ( 15 years in the hydraulic cylinder end ) , "O" rings make great static seals , but very poor dynamic seals . "0" rings tend to stick in the bore and then roll slightly when they break free and get pinched between the bore and the piston . I bet if you look at the "O" ring closely , you will see a few "nibbles" out of it . Quad seals are made to seal under movement . " O" rings are cheaper than Quad seals .... but having said that , a lot of people still use them . We never would as the field problems were just too many .

[mikeforte]

Hi,
I have sold many McLeod & tilton hyd throw out bearings. The McLeod had a bad failure rate and that was my inspiration to build an external billet slave and fork to eliminate the internal hyd t/o bearing problems.
Below is a link of my external kit on a Quick Time bellhousing.

http://clubhotrod.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1230323556

Mike Forte