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Old 07-02-2025, 11:56 AM   #2
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Default Re: Mercury Pressure plate problem

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Originally Posted by Duke View Post
I have it all apart again. Called Fort Wayne clutch and the pressure plate is a Chevy plate not the Mercury that I thought it was. This caused all the clutch travel issues. I am wondering if the clutch being set wrong is as causing the transmission not to stay in third? This transmission is all NOS parts and very tight, the only used part is the case and shift lever.
Seeing that the Mercury pressure plates are no longer available and the Chevrolet unit almost fits, it might be a good idea for someone to determine what the difference is. Maybe a change of throwout bearing or even a simple spacer might be enough to solve a long-standing "Hot Rod problem".
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