Re: 1939 Six, hole in back of block is for???

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2019/10/22 23:04:21

John, Glad you got 'the hole' figured out. Just as a side-comment to your one-piece intentions when putting everything back in, that's what I did and I would say it is far and away the easiest. That being said, I had my clutch disc re-sintered at a clutch house up here in Canada. The old one looked okay and the pressure plate, same, so I just put it all back in. Once the car was driving, I had a terrible chatter from that 'new' clutch disc. I ended up pulling the transmission out and installing a new pressure plate and disc from Kanters. I did this crawling around under the car with it on jackstands and was able to align the spline/shaft and pilot bearing. So yes, it can certainly be done, but I would sure try to do it in one piece, if possible. (P.S. I'm sure your Dad is smiling about that engine bay!) Chris.