I'm hoping someone here can help me with this. I have an '84 F150, 300 strait 6, with a 4spd granny gear, 4x4, hydraulic clutch. My clutch has started slipping badly, not starting, but when I'm already moving. I think part of this is that I have an opening in the bottom of the bellhousing where I can see the flywheel, I know that mud and oil and carp like that has been getting in there, especially four-wheeling. I have a new clutch (11in), but I need help getting it in. I'm 17, never done this, ahve a chiltons manual, but its very vauge. I may have access to air tools if I get lucky. For the most part I would be doing the job with jacks and kackstands. I have 33" tires and a small lift, so I have some room under there. If anyone knows how to do this, and easy way to do it, advice, or ANYTHING that may help, please respond or e-mail me at wrcguy02(No Email Addresses In Posts!).
Thank You,
Eric

 

No problem. Drop your driveshaft and unbolt the tranny from the support. Remove the bolts connecting the tranny to the bellhousing and slide it back ( I generally leave the tranny balanced on the support). Next, remove the sarter and the bell housing. Now you can get at the clutch and pressure plate. There will be 6 to 10 bolts holding the pressure plate, depending on the casting of the flywheel. If it has 6 you'll have to get the clutch and pressure plate listed for the 1980 and older trucks. Remove the bolts and drop the pressure plate and clutch disk. Now your ready for the new assembly.

Your new assembly should have came with a plastic aligning tool, if not get one, it makes life a lot simpler. You should also get and replace the piolt bearing too. It is an aluminum housed roller bearing that fits in the end of the crankshaft. There's no simple way to remove the piolt bearing that I know of so take a cold chisel and split the old one out, but be careful not to beat on the crankshaft.
To put the new bearing in, tap it in till it seats with a large socket or brass drift.

Once the new bearing is in place, insert the aligning tool in the clutch disk, being careful to ensure you have the proper face against the flywheel, and insert the end of the aligning tool in the pilot bearing. Next, hold the pressure plate against the clutch disk and reinstall the bolts (make sure you torque them). Reinstall the bell housing and starter.

Now comes the sometimes frustrating part. You may want someone to help you with this part. Put the tranny back in the bell housing, you may have to rotate the tranny back and forth as you slide it into place in order to line up the spline with the clutch disk. Once lined up, it will slide in at least far enough to start the bolts and will seat itself as you tighten the bolts.

Now you can rebolt the tranny to the support and reconnect the driveshaft and go mudding.

By the way, if you can see the flywheel with the tranny in place, you probably need a new splash plate. Its just a metal plate the shape of the tranny that keeps mud and grime out of the bell housing. To install a new one, you'll have to unbolt and remove your flywheel after removing the clutch assembly. Put in the new splash plate and reinstall the flywheel, THEN follow the above proceedure.

Good Luck.

RCC

 

Thank you! I already have the new clutch/pressure plate/bearing/bronze bushing/alignment tool. I plan on pulling the flywheel to have it turned anyway. Thanks again.
Eric