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Lawson Cox · 07-09-2020, 12:46 PM

I had a clutch chatter. Engine removed for another reason. While the engine was out I mentioned the clutch chatter to my LONG TIME flathead mechanic. He measured with a folding ruler and found one of the fingers was not touching the pressure plate. He took a box end wrench and put it over the finger and another wrench was added for more leverage and bent the finger to where it was touching like the others. Voila. Problem solved. (Some of you probably knew my mechanic well. Harold "Putt" Smith from Atlanta, GA. RIP "Putt".) No mic, no shims, just years of experience.

07-09-2020, 12:46 PM	#18
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Pressure plate finger adj I had a clutch chatter. Engine removed for another reason. While the engine was out I mentioned the clutch chatter to my LONG TIME flathead mechanic. He measured with a folding ruler and found one of the fingers was not touching the pressure plate. He took a box end wrench and put it over the finger and another wrench was added for more leverage and bent the finger to where it was touching like the others. Voila. Problem solved. (Some of you probably knew my mechanic well. Harold "Putt" Smith from Atlanta, GA. RIP "Putt".) No mic, no shims, just years of experience. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".