[Kurt in NJ]

I have a original Ford disc (v8)in my A, it was in the car when I got it 50 years ago, I took the picture when I was trying to get it unstuck, drove over 40 miles jerking it, still wouldn't pop loose, had the car bucking jumping on- off gas, then I learned that I could shift without grinding, that the starter did fine starting from a stop in gear, I tapped the hole in the picture , put a bolt in it and yanked, and it popped off the flywheel---- the original Ford disc doesn't have spring capture flanges, and neither in the box nos ones don't have them, perhaps the springs are better, the metal thicker than modern production --- in the era it was common to replace just the facings on old disc
Yes, I drove nearly all the 40 miles with my foot on the clutch and no change in crankshaft end play