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I decided to toss out that miserable 11 inch clutch we had in our '54 Crestline sedan, this car was made up out of parts and pieces, this police special clutch was all I could get at the time locally so put it in along with an original 239Y. I didn't like it, not smooth enough, tended to chatter a little in reverse.
Am about to put in another 239Y that's in prime shape but this time I did find a 10 inch clutch & flywheel, I bought a new clutch disc but lacked a stub pilot shaft to install it on the flywheel. I had a spare tranny with OD in a storage shed, removed side cover and noted it had little oil in it, that was it, I used the torch, cut the input shaft off and now we have a stub shaft and it's correct. We used that today, the clutch is assembled and we're ready to install the engine.
A good idea when doing this; put all 6 pressure plate bolts in but only snug, your disc and stub shaft in place, then tap the shaft from different angles, this will center the clutch disc, tighten bolts to about 25 lbs torque, then make sure the stub slides in and out easily with two fingers. This will insure your motor going in smoothly. I use two 7/16 guide studs in the bottom bolt holes, also have one rear wheel off the ground, the tranny in HI, someone can wiggle that wheel a little with the motor centered and very quickly your engine will slide into place. I also use an air bag to hold the tranny up, much easier to wiggle and move things into alignment that way.
Cheers to all,
Warren
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