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windjamer

12-09-2020 @ 10:11 AM

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Does anyone have a link to the article by Rumble seat for a anti chatter device for a Ford Flat Head v-8?

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12-09-2020 @ 3:54 PM

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Most anti-chatter devices don't work and are a bandaid for the real problem.

What year car are you having the problem with?

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12-09-2020 @ 4:23 PM

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A very bad clutch chatter. My car is a 1940 Ford and it has no anti chatter rod that Ford used to put on them. So I was looking for an alternative solution. Many years ago on some site, Rumbleseat used to give out very good solutions to problems with the old Fords. One was an anti chatter device. It was a bracket that hooked to the bottom two bolts on the trany, and a rod with a fitting that attached to the frame. He gave drawings on how to make it.

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12-09-2020 @ 6:28 PM

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I have one of those devices that I bought NOS and put on my '38 with an 8BA. It didn't change anything for the better or worse. I took it off. If you want a picture I'll send you one.

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12-10-2020 @ 4:49 AM

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40 frame should have the mounting holes for the anti-chatter rods. the holes should even be reinforced with a second piece of metal

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12-10-2020 @ 6:22 AM

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Try posting on FORDBARN, and do a search. Someone there may have saved the article. FWIW
Paul in CT

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12-10-2020 @ 8:34 AM

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Before you try installing an anti-chatter device, try replacing the front and rear motor mounts with new ones from Bob Drake. I just hope that they are the same quality as they were in 2017.

Here are links to discussions about Clutch chatter;
https://www.earlyfordv8.org/forum/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=16&Topic=7798&keywords=clutch%20chatter

https://www.earlyfordv8.org/forum/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=18&Topic=10525&keywords=clutch%20chatter

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12-11-2020 @ 12:40 PM

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Thanks fellows for your input. I will pull the clutch and replace it. Mary Christmas to all.

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12-11-2020 @ 4:11 PM

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Has anyone corrected chatter on their 32-48 Ford?

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12-12-2020 @ 3:46 AM

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Ah the infamous "slingshot" At least that's what old mechanic that looked at my car called it. A bracket and rod that attached to the transmission and frame. Didn't work. I think that back in the day they must have been sold by Western Auto and similar places.

I think that chatter is a bug that Ford's engineers could never work out of the design. It only got worse as wear loosened things up.

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