Okay, so after building my duece ch***is for a 327 w/Muncie trans I decide I want to move the shifter and add a gear. The T-5 Chevette is the only one that will clear the crossmember and get the shifter where I want it. My trans building buddy builds me a V8 Camaro trans with a Chevette 5th gear, tail housing and output shaft. After figuring out that we were not the first to do this we find the speedo cable turns backwards and a reverser is ordered. Everything seems to work fine until I tear it down for a motor problem and find that my 26 spline 11 inch clutch disc dampner springs are barely touching the flywheel bolts. This is going to get worse as the disc wears. I'm using a '62 C-10 bellhousing, slave cylinder and master cylinder and everything works fine but pulling the engine & trans out of a full fendered '32 is not fun. I want to fix this while I've got it ****tered across the shop. If I have the wrong disc, what disc should I use? The disc is not in backwards and I do have the correct flywheel bolts. Should I spot face/ mill the center of the flywheel thinner?
Any good clutch rebuilder can build you whatever you need... Otherwise, I don't have any tips for an off-t******lf disk, but I'd shy away from spotfacing the flywheel except as a last resort...
The flywheel has most likely been re-surfaced beyond it's limit. Your local machine shop should have minimum dimension measurements. One other thing to consider is the integrity of the flywheel, has it been subjected to excessive heat? Does it have any cracks or heat checking? A new flywheel is cheap toe insurance!
Sure sounds like the flywheel has been over machined. Good point above about keeping body parts intact...
Brand new SFI certified steel flywheel, clutch disc was built by a very reputable clutch rebuilders. I believe the one piece seal flywheel is deeper or the bolt pattern smaller because the hub for the disc is from a one piece seal disc.
I used a lightweight SFI small (153 tooth) flywheel on the T-5 I put in my T w/ a 283. I had a small interfearance on the bolts also, I spotfaced the flywheel .050. Used ARP bolts and had to shorten them a little, too so they didn't hit the block. The flywheel manufacturer said if I use a solid disc, it would be OK, If I used a spring hub to machine the flywheel. He said the light flywheels were meant for racing and solid discs. Frank
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