The Ford Barn

psimet · 01-24-2025, 08:14 PM

I happened into a freshly rebuilt engine. Nice one from Antique Engine Rebuilding with their “Touring Package”. The club member who commissioned the work passed before he got a chance to install it.

My original engine had a cracked block that led me on a search for a new engine a few years back. So we got the engine pulled finally and the inside of the bell housing there is a lot of debris. Some “fresh” chips that could be off the ring gear on the flywheel. A chunk of metal is sitting in the bottom of the flywheel housing. Almost looks like bearing material but a club member said it could be one of the clutch fingers.

My car is a sept 28 Tudor. I had read somewhere that there’s a lot to change if I want to swap to the single plate clutch. I figured I would try and make what I have work.

Then tonight I was blasting the flywheel housing to check for crack and of course I found some.

With these two issues and knowing I can’t get repair parts for the clutch and the odds of finding a non-cracked flywheel housing for a multi-disc combined with this being a nice new engine (car has never been restored and is a single family survivor) I’m heavily thinking of doing the swap to the other clutch.

Thoughts on that?

If I go for it what all do I have to swap out? I think it’s the flywheel housing, clutch, flywheel, pedal(s), and what else? Starter? Throw out bearing?

01-24-2025, 08:14 PM	#1
psimet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Elgin, IL Posts: 247	What am I in for? (Muti disc Clutch Woes) I happened into a freshly rebuilt engine. Nice one from Antique Engine Rebuilding with their “Touring Package”. The club member who commissioned the work passed before he got a chance to install it. My original engine had a cracked block that led me on a search for a new engine a few years back. So we got the engine pulled finally and the inside of the bell housing there is a lot of debris. Some “fresh” chips that could be off the ring gear on the flywheel. A chunk of metal is sitting in the bottom of the flywheel housing. Almost looks like bearing material but a club member said it could be one of the clutch fingers. My car is a sept 28 Tudor. I had read somewhere that there’s a lot to change if I want to swap to the single plate clutch. I figured I would try and make what I have work. Then tonight I was blasting the flywheel housing to check for crack and of course I found some. With these two issues and knowing I can’t get repair parts for the clutch and the odds of finding a non-cracked flywheel housing for a multi-disc combined with this being a nice new engine (car has never been restored and is a single family survivor) I’m heavily thinking of doing the swap to the other clutch. Thoughts on that? If I go for it what all do I have to swap out? I think it’s the flywheel housing, clutch, flywheel, pedal(s), and what else? Starter? Throw out bearing?