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Joe-JDC (6/6/2026)
I am using the '55 Thunderbird clutch linkage and arm exactly as it was before I installed the T-5 and diaphram clutch. Works just fine after I was able to double nut the adjusting rod so that it does not back off adjustment. Joe-JDC Thanks Joe,
I assumed some sort of linkage adjustment/alteration would be needed. Here’s hoping it will continue to work ok. My concern was eventual finger or bearing face damage. I think the flat-faced bearings designed to be used with that type pressure plate may have some type of special coating (?). The grade of steel used in an OEM unit bearing face may not hold up. But, like with the aluminum flywheel, I may be trading longevity and drivability for a few cheap thrills 😎. Satisfying curiosity seems more attractive these days, than saving the next owner grief down the road.
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I’m kind of late to the discussion, but I’ve been running aluminum or lightened flywheels since about 1968. Both birds, and the F code clone in my 32. All in smaller lighter cars, variety of makes. Some over 400 cid. I’m not a drag racer and starting on a hill has never been much of a problem. I use them because I like the quicker change in rpm for shifting. In the last 30 years or so all Centerforce diaphragm clutches.
miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ
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miker (6/8/2026)
I’m kind of late to the discussion, but I’ve been running aluminum or lightened flywheels since about 1968. Both birds, and the F code clone in my 32. All in smaller lighter cars, variety of makes. Some over 400 cid. I’m not a drag racer and starting on a hill has never been much of a problem. I use them because I like the quicker change in rpm for shifting. In the last 30 years or so all Centerforce diaphragm clutches. Do you remember the pressure plate-to-flywheel torque you used for the aluminum FW?
Also, I have a set of ARP bolts, and wonder if I should bother buying ARP’s special lube? Blue or red Loc-Tite? (PP under constant tension is unlikely to loosen?)
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Been a long time. For torque I would have used either the flywheel literature (or called) or the stock spec. Never recall using loctite on those. Never had one come loose.
miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ
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