Tilton Slave, Zircotech Headers and Injector cleaning

[FarmyardPants]

Thanks! Will hopefully pull the GB at the weekend..

[CerbWill]

Basil Brush said:

FarmyardPants said:

Basil Brush said:

I'm in the process of doing the switch on my Tuscan as well. If I'm looking at the right thing, the kit you've linked includes a threaded sleeve for a different ZF gearbox? If so then the 61-628 sleeve is used instead as it fits the T5.

The 61-628 is just a threaded cylinder, it has no bolt holes. It cannot be gearbox specific because it has no mountings.

Waiting for CerbWill to advise

Edited by FarmyardPants on Wednesday 17th January 16:07

Yes, it's a threaded cylinder that slots over the input bearing housing of the gearbox. It's gearbox specific in that it needs to be a specific diameter to fit the bearing housing but it doesn't bolt onto the housing itself. You then need a threaded hole for the stud that locks the slave unit from spinning.

This is the setup for the T5.

Hi all, just seen this. Yep the different sleeves have different IDs to fit on different input bearing retainers. 61-628 is what I used.

Just checked prices and they've gone up 50% vs my receipt from 2015. Wonder if there's anything else available these days. I've got a Tuscan as well now and surely it's only a matter of time.

[DCerebrate]

Forgive me for hopping onto this thread, but wondering if anyone can help with the most bizarre clutch symptoms, which have come on since the last refresh in ‘23. So, I had the Tilton conversion way back, at least 7 years, but it hasn’t been trouble free. One early episode, the clutch fingers broke and this was probably due to over-stroking. So the settings for clutch engagement were checked and a pedal stop put in. About 2 years ago, it turns out that the clutch had been slipping (this was somehow not noticeable while driving) so it overheated, wore out and the flywheel was uneven. Flywheel skimmed, refurbed clutch, Tliton slave completely refurbished and new master cylinder, and I was on my way. Except, if I leave the car for a few days, the clutch is a bit sudden in its take-up on starting, works ok, then 💥 predictably 10-12 minutes into the journey, and the clutch pedal is reluctant to move, up or down, and its a problem to change gear. I press the pedal a couple of times more, and all is A1 for the rest of the journey. I am told that there is no sign of a leak. Master cylinder has been replaced again but it makes no difference. Thoughts?

[aide]

It's the step on the flywheel.
Russell Hinton sorted mine.

[DCerebrate]

Thanks Aide!
Is it some sort of temperature effect that it happens 10 minutes in?

[FarmyardPants]

Maybe the flywheel heating up and expanding, wedging the lip to the clutch lining

[aide]

I fell in love with a Cerbera many years ago.
Nothing comes close.
Mine is gone.
I cried.
All the things you are experiencing I have seen.
Heat build up on the clutch is not flywheel.
It's cooling.

[aide]

The step on the flywheel determines the position of the, at rest, clutch diaphragm fingers.
When the step is machined properly it takes minimal effort to press the clutch. i.e. bliss.
The heat is not clutch, In my honest opinion. It is CATS, and getting a modified ECU with the cooling temperature settings from Dom at TVR Power will help.

[DuncanM]

aide said:

I fell in love with a Cerbera many years ago.
Nothing comes close.
Mine is gone.
I cried.
All the things you are experiencing I have seen.
Heat build up on the clutch is not flywheel.
It's cooling.

Ahh I'm sorry to hear your Cerb has gone, I remember Harry's vid a few years back?

I hope you've replaced it with something exciting?

I'll take this opportunity, to thank you again, for your amazing contribution to our community, the RS-AJP app

[ukkid35]

aide said:

It's the step on the flywheel.
Russell Hinton sorted mine.

Glad I had my flywheel skimmed a few years ago, as there was a distinct step

[aide]

DuncanM said:

aide said:

I fell in love with a Cerbera many years ago.
Nothing comes close.
Mine is gone.
I cried.
All the things you are experiencing I have seen.
Heat build up on the clutch is not flywheel.
It's cooling.

Ahh I'm sorry to hear your Cerb has gone, I remember Harry's vid a few years back?

I hope you've replaced it with something exciting?

I'll take this opportunity, to thank you again, for your amazing contribution to our community, the RS-AJP app

Thanks Duncan.
I'll get an old one in need of some TLC next year..
If there are any left!

[ukkid35]

aide said:

Thanks Duncan.
I'll get an old one in need of some TLC next year..
If there are any left!

RS-AJP Seconded!

Good luck with the car search

[aide]

ukkid35 said:

aide said:

Thanks Duncan.
I'll get an old one in need of some TLC next year..
If there are any left!

RS-AJP Seconded!

Good luck with the car search

Thanks Paul!

[DuncanM]

aide said:

Thanks Duncan.
I'll get an old one in need of some TLC next year..
If there are any left!

That's interesting that you're getting another one, you wouldn't be the first to do that .

I feel like my Cerbera has blocked me from owning other cars, because I just can't let go. Perhaps, if I did ever get round to making it perfect, I'd consider something new.

[FarmyardPants]

Quick dumb question: how does the reverse switch detach? Can the back plastic piece be levered off or do I have to undo the hex fitting? Thanks

[Supateg]

FarmyardPants said:

Quick dumb question: how does the reverse switch detach? Can the back plastic piece be levered off or do I have to undo the hex fitting? Thanks

Wiring loom plug just pulls off the hex switch, the switch has two brass pins which stick out.

Hth

[FarmyardPants]

Thanks! Just one gearbox bolt to go, which is a bit of a PITA to get at/get the hex key seated properly

[ukkid35]

The loom melted after a session on the rollers, so I recommend using heatshield on both the cable and the plug

[Supateg]

FarmyardPants said:

Thanks! Just one gearbox bolt to go, which is a bit of a PITA to get at/get the hex key seated properly

I’d expect it’s one the top ones which requires an unusual number of wobble extensions

Or a loss of skin…

[ukkid35]

FarmyardPants said:

Thanks! Just one gearbox bolt to go, which is a bit of a PITA to get at/get the hex key seated properly