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Originally Posted by Sparky
For my own edification, what's a chatter bar?
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I'm going to explain this more in Model A terminology...
Ford came up with some rods that mounted from the center crossmember (more or less) up to the bellhousing. This was to eliminate the driveline chatter that would occasionally happen since the entire driveline was all on floating cushions/biscuits. The whole driveline could move forward and aft slightly due to the biscuit style motor mount and this was the solution to tie the gearbox/bellhousing to the frame to prevent lateral movement
These are anti-chatter rods
You can see them in this picture on a Model B frame....below the exhaust pipe.... going from the center K member (crossmember) to the bellhousing.
Hurst also made anti chatter clips to hold the engine steady...
