clutch install update
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Tuned
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clutch install update
hey all. well, yesterday i started to install my clutch kit but ran into a snag. when i tore everything apart in the begining there was this metal disc on the front of the tranny so when i went to put my tranny back in i put this metal plate back on the front. it just hung there loose. well tranny wouldnt go in any farther so my buddy and i went to pull the tranny back to get that metal plate out of the way the tranny fell off the jack and smooshed my finger. got two stitches but no broken bones so now i gottta wait till like tuesday to get it slid back in. anybody ever heard of ford using a metal shim in between the tranny and bellhousing??? only thing i can think that that metal disc is for.
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What does this metal plate look like? What type of M/T transmission is this?
The only thing I can think of off hand that bolts to the front of a M/T transmission is the collar that the throwout bearing rides on.
The only thing I can think of off hand that bolts to the front of a M/T transmission is the collar that the throwout bearing rides on.
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I dont know what the plate is youre talking about but most of the time the "snag" you hit is the input shaft of the tranny trying to mesh with the clutch disc. It sometimes helps to put the tranny in gear and turn the output shaft while pushing against the resistance. Then you should be able to push it into place, or at least far enough to get some bolts started. There should have been a clutch pilot tool included in your clutch kit to help line up the clutch disc with the pilot bushing so things go together easier. Sorry about the finger! Hope things go well for you.
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FORD TRANSMISSION PLATE
This plate fits between the transmission bellhousing and the engine block and is also known as the block plate or dust plate. It just keep foreign objects from interfering/hitting the flywheel. Steve
This plate fits between the transmission bellhousing and the engine block and is also known as the block plate or dust plate. It just keep foreign objects from interfering/hitting the flywheel. Steve
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According to the 1948/56, 1957/63 & 1964/72 truck parts catalogs (text & Illustrations), there isn't an "Engine Rear Plate" like this used on Y Blocks. Just 215's, 223's and 262 I-6's.
There is a small round flat plate used on Y Blocks as a flywheel (flexplate) re-enforcement (fits around the center holes), but only with an automatic transmission.
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Good new!!!!!! Good new!!!!!!
well clutch is in headers are back on driveshaft back in........ and the ol' girl lives to terrorize the scrubs and imports of the world for another day. That plate thing might make sense because from the numbers on the door, the truck was origanally a 6 cyl with a three on the tree. so I'm guessing the final vote on that plate isi that goofy dust plate thing. Feels so good the drive the ol' girl again.
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