Technical Does anyone See a problem using this clutch.

Clutch slipping terribly bad, pulled it apart And found this setup in it. It's just a 10 and a 1/2 inch Diaphragm clutch with the GM spine input shaft. Got a factory replacement one here, and the height of the fingers is different heights and the opening is a different size. Does anybody see a problem using this? It has a hydraulic throw out bearing which I can adjust to take up the height. The green one has a height of 2 and 3/4 of an inch and the new steel one has a height of 2 and 5/8" .

 

Hmmm, looks kinda shifty. He he.

 

All things considered, no.

 

If the fingers are not the same height, send it back. It will cause you problems if you use it. What car did the transmission come out of? That looks like it could be a Ford spline on the input shaft. Count the splines on it and measure the diameter of the shaft and order a clutch plate to match. Make sure the pilot bearing is correct for the end of the shaft and the flywheel. Your pictures show two completely different pressure plates. It would help to know what your intended application is.

 

Yes, they are 2 completely different brand pressure plates, but the same types. They are both a diaphragm type and 10 and a 1/2 inch. The transmission is a tremec T5 with the Chevy 1 and 8 inch by ten input shaft. It has an adjustable hydraulic throwout bearing so that can be adjusted to fit the lower pressure plate. This is in a 29 Ford roadster with a 327 but I would rather not share the pic as the wheels make this thing horribly off-topic.

 

Take the new disc and use it to bolt both old and new pressure plate to flywheel. Measure fingers then and see what comes of it.

 

I'll do that I have to go pick up the flywheel. That's getting resurfaced at 1 o'clock. And then I can do that.

 

Are those kevlar pucks on the old disc ?, might easier to push in the pedal as I bet the springs are different (fingers and disc).......might not even know it because of the hyd t/o setup. I think it will fit ok, but not be as grippy.

 

I put the new clutch disk on the flywheel and bolted each pressure plate on and measured and there is an eighth of an inch difference in height. So I don't think it's a big deal as I can adjust the throw out bearing to make it all work.

 

With respect of the slave. Make sure your bleed line comes out the top. And ensure that the threaded adjuster has some locking device.

 

Yes Sir, the bleed line comes out of the top, and the thread of the adjuster does have a stop.

 

I'm surprised that the flat faced bearing didn't tear up the flat finger's on the pressure plate. Flat finger P/P's usually have a round faced bearing and the bent finger P/P's, like the new one, have a flat faced bearing, like you have there. If you can adjust for the difference, there shouldn't be an issue with the finger height.

 

So I've got the clutch in and the bellhousing bolted on everything. Measured The distance and got my numbers and went to adjust the throwout bearing But the threads are too long on the input shaft collar And when you go to tighten it, the threads bottom out on the bearing and push it out.. It looks as though somebody pressed this threaded piece onto the input shaft, so I'm gonna have To take the collar and put it in the lathe and take some threads off.

 

It turns out this is some homemade job. As the 2 different colored threads on the shaft are 2 pieces and have been pressed on. And I can see evidence of red lock****e.

 

Mechanical or cable linkage is so simple & never leaks !

 

Or an outside of the bell slave cylinder like Dodge used from the 90s on.

 

I use one on my car, but guys who I talk with that use one inside the bell say to use a top-quality one.

 

By searching the internet last night, it seems that these threaded sleeves just have an o-ring that are pushed over the collar so it appears that I have 2 of these sleeves stacked up .hopefully when I get to work I can just pop them off Easy enough and I will have to trim one down to make it work.

 

I got it all in and Gapped properly. Ended up just using one of the threaded sleeves and put it all together and checked the clearance, and it was right on. With both of these sleeves previously installed, I imagined that the clutch was engaged about an eighth of an inch or more hence the reason that it was always slipping from the beginning as the previous Somebody never set it up correctly.

 

Keep in mind which way the fingers go as the disc get’s worn and thin’s.

 

I'm aware of which way is the fingers go

 

I didn't give an update on the outcome of this job. Everything worked out great. The clutch is super smooth to engage no chatter. The previous set up definitely held pressure on the pressure plate, which led to a worn out clutch from the very beginning because of the gap was all wrong, Customers happy.