| Flatbob | -- 03-09-2012 @ 9:34 PM |
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Can't find a 10" pressure plate listed that will work with my '49-'51 smaller diameter t/o bearing; so would it be alright to run a 9.5" pressure plate with the 10" clutch disc?
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| kubes40 | -- 03-10-2012 @ 6:48 AM |
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This is one of those questions that I think deserve talking to a "pro". Fort Wayne Clutch would probably best be suited to answer this. Too much work involved to do this job incorrectly. My gut tells me "bad idea". I would think the set up would lead to uneven pressure and premature failure. One option would be to get a 9 1/2" plate and drill the flywheel to accept this. That way, the parts match and perform as intended.
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| supereal | -- 03-10-2012 @ 6:52 AM |
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The pressure plate and disc must match. C&G sells both the pressure plate and the disc, as well as the correct release bearing. You will find them in their on line catalog, www.cgfordparts.com
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| Flatbob | -- 03-10-2012 @ 8:14 AM |
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Just received a 10" pressure from FWC but is intended for the larger earlier throw bearing not the later'49-'51 passenger car smaller t/o bearing. Super, I used the C&G catalog & it shows a 10" pressure plate for the '32-'56 pickup & passenger car (CA-0779,) how can one pressure plate work with two different size t/o bearings? I believe it was on this site or the other one where someone was showing that the fingers on the '32-'48 pressure plate didn't contact the later '49-'51 smaller t/o bearing correctly. You couldn't get a late t/o bearing to work on early transmission because of the larger bearing retainer sleeve; does that help explain what I'm trying to say? Am having this problem because I'm mating a Mustang top loader to an 8BA that uses the Mustang 10" clutch disc.
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| butchbov | -- 03-10-2012 @ 10:16 AM |
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I have a T5 behind my 8ba and am using the stock 9.5" pressure plate with a S10 disc. The disc hit the flywheel bolts so I got some thin headed bolts from ARP & everything has been fine for over 15 thousnd miles.
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