All input is more than welcome. Unfortunately, the clutch idea is not going to help as the clutch assembly has it's own issues. Clankity clankity as the clutch fork rattles around. This is not a throw-out bearing and is more than likely related to not enough pressure being applied to the pressure plate as there is no adjustment left in the linkage. It's also a 9" clutch assembly installed in the 235.
As I proceed through this issue I will update this posting so that others can learn from my mishaps.
Don
