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Originally Posted by Old Henry
No chatter rods on my '47 sedan. After Ford realized that they did little if anything to reduce clutch chatter they discontinued them some time prior to '47.
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Where did you get your information on this? Ford never identified the rods as "anti-chatter" but as engine radius rods.Their purpose was to keep the engine from moving forward and allowing the fan blade to chew into the radiator. With the same rear axle and torque tube design through 1948 I imagine the need was still there and it was the area Ford engineers found they could "economize" on like the steering /ignition switch coincedental lock.Still had thieves but it was on the list to cut cost.