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deuce_roadster · 08-09-2020, 08:18 AM

What is the freeplay at the pedal before you feel any resistance? If it is 3/4 the way to the floor your adjustment is WAY off. This could be from the new disk being thicker and pulling the pressure plate arms down toward the flywheel. Adjust the freeplay to about 1 inch, put a return spring on the linkage and see if all is well. If there is not enough length in the linkage to get the right amount of free play you might need one with longer threads.

Also, what do you mean by "large portion" of the disk towards the flywheel? Any time I install a new clutch disk, I hold it up against the flywheel and see if it spins easily. I besides putting one in backwards back when I was a teen, I once got a wrong mislabeled disk that the springs would contact the flywheel bolts either way it was installed.

08-09-2020, 08:18 AM	#7
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,800	Re: v8-60 transmission help What is the freeplay at the pedal before you feel any resistance? If it is 3/4 the way to the floor your adjustment is WAY off. This could be from the new disk being thicker and pulling the pressure plate arms down toward the flywheel. Adjust the freeplay to about 1 inch, put a return spring on the linkage and see if all is well. If there is not enough length in the linkage to get the right amount of free play you might need one with longer threads. Also, what do you mean by "large portion" of the disk towards the flywheel? Any time I install a new clutch disk, I hold it up against the flywheel and see if it spins easily. I besides putting one in backwards back when I was a teen, I once got a wrong mislabeled disk that the springs would contact the flywheel bolts either way it was installed. Last edited by deuce_roadster; 08-09-2020 at 08:30 AM.