460 help
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460 help
i have been searching for an inspection plate for a 460 hyrdo clutch. i ahve everything else set up for change but can't find this part. it has to to be the one for teh hydro with the "lip" on the bottom to hook to the bell housing. if anyone has one please email me with a price and pics if you can thanks.
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Yep. I have done several swaps where I didn't have the proper cover, and though I at first didn't like the thought of leaving it open, I drove it like that anyway and never had any problems. I have done it so many times now, I would not let it hold the whole project up. If you find one later on, great. But you can certainly drive it till you find one, if you ever do.
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On a 460, this isn't just an inspection plate like on a diesel. It's the spacer/starter locator like on a smallblock. Without it, the starter won't sit in the right position, and will most likely break the bellhousing.
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The plate goes on before the flywheel.
You can see the starter spacer in this photo.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24183730@N03/2341398064/" title="IMG_1903 by Jim_Urrata, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2230/2341398064_eee3888e15.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_1903" /></a>
I have a bellhousing if yours is toast.
You can see the starter spacer in this photo.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24183730@N03/2341398064/" title="IMG_1903 by Jim_Urrata, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2230/2341398064_eee3888e15.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_1903" /></a>
I have a bellhousing if yours is toast.
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Another one of Ford's great ideas. I am assuming you are swapping from a auto to a manual? Or maybe a 4 speed to a 5 speed? If you get desperate, possibly you could use the old plate as a spacer like the other guys where talking about IF it uses the same starter. You might have to wack it off on the bottom though.
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i have the plate from the 400 that is in it. i don't need the bell housing just the plate shown in the pic. ardwrkntrk do you have another one on hand by chance
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Sorry, I had to snap them and upload to Flickr.
The slave slides into this bracket.
Then a 5/16 head selftapping screw locks it in.
You can see the little hole in the lower inboard corner of the boss.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24183730@N03/5226773135/" title="IMG_0424 by Jim_Urrata, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5226773135_57b80451a2.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0424" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24183730@N03/5226772973/" title="IMG_0425 by Jim_Urrata, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5087/5226772973_c762e14436.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0425" /></a>
The slave slides into this bracket.
Then a 5/16 head selftapping screw locks it in.
You can see the little hole in the lower inboard corner of the boss.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24183730@N03/5226773135/" title="IMG_0424 by Jim_Urrata, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5246/5226773135_57b80451a2.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0424" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24183730@N03/5226772973/" title="IMG_0425 by Jim_Urrata, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5087/5226772973_c762e14436.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_0425" /></a>
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Here's one installed highlighting the head of the screw.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24183730@N03/4929766670/" title="IMG_0259 by Jim_Urrata, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4929766670_ecde6dac9b.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0259" /></a>
I'm a computer imbecile, so I just used chalk rather than trying to add it digitally w/ photoshop.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24183730@N03/4929766670/" title="IMG_0259 by Jim_Urrata, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4929766670_ecde6dac9b.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="IMG_0259" /></a>
I'm a computer imbecile, so I just used chalk rather than trying to add it digitally w/ photoshop.