The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Driveline SM420 Removal (and clutch question)

I have seen several people recommend removing an SM420 by bringing a cherry picker in from the cab and lowering it with a chain.

Is that just a recommendation if you don't have a transmission jack? Or is there a reason to do that instead of using a tranny jack?

As far as I can tell, I have the original clutch installed and it is super grabby. I am getting ready to teach my daughter to drive it and I want to put in something newer/more forgiving.

All of the old documentation I see says it should have had a 10" clutch. People say the 10" replacements now are 10.4".

Fair enough. But if I go to Autozone or Rockauto, they list 11" and 12" clutches as being standard.

I see 10.4" clutch sets from various racing houses, but they are both more expensive and tend to be the grabbier ceramic material.

I am looking at a kevlar clutch to be a bit smoother experience.

Are the 12" clutches interchangeable onto the stock flywheel?