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rotorwrench · 09-06-2021, 11:06 AM

On the old original flywheel, when the friction surface in machined, the rim where the clutch pressure plate mounts is generally surfaced the same amount to keep the intended amount of release distance and clamp up. The V8 type clutch doesn't have this problem if it has been so modified. I hope that the shop that did the work has experience with this type set up. The distance is 1.123 to 1.125-inch if I remember correctly.

The switch would have to be removed from the starter to see what damage was done. The copper terminal on the starter may have been damaged but the rest of the starter may still be usable to some degree. The repro switches can be problematic if the switch bar piece doesn't have enough spring action to it. Some don't have very good insulators on them either.

09-06-2021, 11:06 AM	#9
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,436	Re: Starter Problem - caught on fire On the old original flywheel, when the friction surface in machined, the rim where the clutch pressure plate mounts is generally surfaced the same amount to keep the intended amount of release distance and clamp up. The V8 type clutch doesn't have this problem if it has been so modified. I hope that the shop that did the work has experience with this type set up. The distance is 1.123 to 1.125-inch if I remember correctly. The switch would have to be removed from the starter to see what damage was done. The copper terminal on the starter may have been damaged but the rest of the starter may still be usable to some degree. The repro switches can be problematic if the switch bar piece doesn't have enough spring action to it. Some don't have very good insulators on them either. Last edited by rotorwrench; 09-06-2021 at 11:14 AM.