Doing a clutch on my 2000 360 F1. Questions: 1.) Throw out bearing--Whose is best? Hill Engineering? Ricambi? Factory? (Yikes!) 2.) Clutch (throw out bearing) position sensor. Has anybody actually had one if these fail? That's about it! Thanks in advance.
I'm biased of course. The CRB360F1S that we sell at Ricambi America is a Hill Engineering item. Lately, we've been selling more and more clutch sensors too, but I couldn't explain why except perhaps the ones in the field are indeed just getting older and failing more frequently. That sensor is an original/Genuine Ferrari article. http://www.ricambiamerica.com/product_info.php?cPath=600_100033&products_id=263920 http://www.ricambiamerica.com/product_info.php?products_id=207616 .
I have just replaced clutch plate, pressure plate, thrust bearing and thrust bearing anti-rotation pin guide bracket an a 35,000km 2000 model 360 Modena. These were done by the local Ferrari dealership so I assume genuine parts were used. The reason I am replying to this thread is that I strongly recommend that you also replace the guide bracket. Mine failed and resulted in no drive. Once the gearbox was out, it seemed prudent to replace all consumables. This bracket is made of some composite material and I guess that after a number of years of use in a high heat environment, the thing just disintegrates. Maybe there are a lot of 360's out there waiting for this catastrophic failure to occur????? Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
ADDENDUM to above: Just some explanation as to what happens when the guide pin bracket disentegrates. As the thrust bearing is in constant contact with the diaphragm of the pressure plate, it has a tendency to rotate with the engine. The guide pin bracket normally prevents this from happening as the roll pin part of the thrust bearing slides along this guide bracket. If the bracket breaks, the thrust bearing/slave cylinder combined unit will start rotating. If you then operate the clutch, fluid will move the thrust bearing to release the clutch as normal. When you next release the clutch pedal, the thrust bearing/slave cylinder combination is now out of position and it is VERY LIKELY that the slave cylinder will come to rest on protruding bolts in the end of the gearbox. This means that the pressure plate is still depressed and the clutch plate will continue to rotate freely. Result is no drive to the gearbox and you are stuck!
Juan, la pieza que también te recomendé que cambiaras es a la que el se refiere como "guide bracket".
si, ya lo tengo anotado en la lista. manana voy a mandar a buscar las piezas a ver si me llegan antes del viernes.
