Re: Mike's 53 Clipper

Posted by Tobs On 2014/10/6 4:09:11

OK, a little progress over the weekend. I removed the clutch, and there was some, but only a little rust on the face of the flywheel. I re-installed the clutch disk and pressure plate. -rotating the engine and only tightening the pressure plate bolts 1.5 turns with each rotation so that I did not warp the pressure plate.
The clutch disk only fits in one way, if I face it the other way, the springs of the clutch hang on the bolts that attach the flywheel to the crankshaft. That must be correct, but I have not found a "smoking gun" for why the clutch was not properly dis-engaging.
Is there a minimum thickness for the flywheel? I had it re-surfaced.
I may install the clutch pedal linkage and check that the disk relases fully before installing the trans. This way I can be certain that it is releasing without the trans attached.
-Clutch disk also slides back and forth on the trans input slpines, that must be ok.
I also measured the OD of trans input shaft, and the ID of the pilot bearing/bushing, and that fit looks good, and not too tight. -I thought the pilot bushing might be turning the trans input shaft when I release the clutch....
Any thing else I should check or be careful of during trans install to be certain that my clutch properly releases?
-Hope to be back in the garage on Wed...
-Mike