Re: Replace Clutch

Posted by HH56 On 2023/8/8 13:36:46

Others can better give advice on the conventional body frame and crossmember question but as to using the spacers on the pressure plate, Packard recommended 3/8 nuts being placed before removal to keep the fingers retracted both when removing and reinstalling the pressure plate. Cannot speak to the other models but they definitely made life easier when working with the pressure plate on the 356 engine in a Clipper.

The clutch section of the 46-50 service manual which also covers the same engines and trans available in 40 models suggests marking the flywheel and pressure plate before removal so they go back together in the same relative position.