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cb ndrhsr · 08-02-2013, 04:15 PM

Greetings; I have installed a warmed over '50 truck, 8ba into my '40 sedan and am having problems with clutch and pressure plate. Engine is in the car and starts and runs great. Went to drive to the muffler shop for new exhaust, and can't get in gear. My engine builder used my '40 flywheel with some machining work involved, and i am assuming the '40 clutch and pressure plate, and throw out bearing. It is being mated to the stock '40 trans. I don't know what was done to the flywheel but whatever it was, he said it had to be done to work right. I cannot get in touch with him ( sick or out of town ) I suppose. The clutch rod is out as far as it will go, and you can hear the throw out bearing spinning, but it won't fully engage the fingers on the pressure plate. By the way, I still have the original '50 flywheel, pp and clutch. So to get to the question at hand... what should I be using between '50 8ba and stock '40 transmission. Any help would be terrific ! Thanks for taking the time in advance. CBN

08-02-2013, 04:15 PM	#1
cb ndrhsr Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Layton, Utah Posts: 24	8ba engine going in '40 sedan problems Greetings; I have installed a warmed over '50 truck, 8ba into my '40 sedan and am having problems with clutch and pressure plate. Engine is in the car and starts and runs great. Went to drive to the muffler shop for new exhaust, and can't get in gear. My engine builder used my '40 flywheel with some machining work involved, and i am assuming the '40 clutch and pressure plate, and throw out bearing. It is being mated to the stock '40 trans. I don't know what was done to the flywheel but whatever it was, he said it had to be done to work right. I cannot get in touch with him ( sick or out of town ) I suppose. The clutch rod is out as far as it will go, and you can hear the throw out bearing spinning, but it won't fully engage the fingers on the pressure plate. By the way, I still have the original '50 flywheel, pp and clutch. So to get to the question at hand... what should I be using between '50 8ba and stock '40 transmission. Any help would be terrific ! Thanks for taking the time in advance. CBN