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rotorwrench · 04-26-2014, 05:34 PM

If you have OEM Ford/Borg Warner Long type 10-inch clutch, I would recommend sending the old clutch disk and pressure plate to Fort Wayne Clutch for a rebuild. The quality of the linings is better than some of the repros. I haven't looked at the repro disks but I wonder if those use a marcel spring disk or not. It is important to have a good marcel spring in the disk lining stack up. They also do an excellent job of adjusting the pressure plate components and replace any worn parts with OEM type parts.

The flywheel clutch surface should be trued up with the crankshaft flange to insure no eccentricity there plus starting out with a good fresh metal surface is a must. It's a lot of work to change a clutch on an old torque tube drive so I guy should try to get it all as good as it can get.

04-26-2014, 05:34 PM	#10
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,422	Re: Clutch Chatter If you have OEM Ford/Borg Warner Long type 10-inch clutch, I would recommend sending the old clutch disk and pressure plate to Fort Wayne Clutch for a rebuild. The quality of the linings is better than some of the repros. I haven't looked at the repro disks but I wonder if those use a marcel spring disk or not. It is important to have a good marcel spring in the disk lining stack up. They also do an excellent job of adjusting the pressure plate components and replace any worn parts with OEM type parts. The flywheel clutch surface should be trued up with the crankshaft flange to insure no eccentricity there plus starting out with a good fresh metal surface is a must. It's a lot of work to change a clutch on an old torque tube drive so I guy should try to get it all as good as it can get.