I'm just about to that point.
I've got a '59 235 out of the truck, sitting on a pallet at working height (courtesy of a forklift as I'm doing this at work). The better part of this afternoon has been spent trying to remove the clutch and pressure plate. The motor has no compression and I'm going to tear it down to see if it's worth rebuilding.
The bolts are out of the pressure plate, and the throwout bearing has been removed. I have tried numerous times of holding the clutch plate up to slide the pressure plate down and out, but there's just not enough clearance to get it done. I'm starting to wonder if it has the incorrect pressure plate or clutch fork.
I have changed out quite a few clutches in my younger days but the vehicles were usually a little newer (63 and up).
Tomorrow morning, I'm going to try it again. Right now my thoughts are to realign the clutch with a pilot shaft, bolt the pressure plate back in place and try to remove the ball pivot (completely) on the clutch fork. Does this seem like the correct thing to do, or is there something else I can try?
I haven't been this frustrated in a long time.
John
