Quick question on clutch alignment. The manual indicates that the clutch should be installed such that the "X" mark on the clutch matches up with the "X" mark on the flywheel. Problem: while I clearly have an "X" mark on the rim of the flywheel, I don't have such a marking on the clutch pressure plate. There are two punched marks on the rim of the clutch: one looks like a "C", the other is clearly a "6"--I'm wondering if one of these is my reference mark? Thanks for any input on this!
PS: this is an 11" clutch going onto a 1953 235 engine.
Those markings were only valid for the original clutch assembly that was installed when the vehicle was new. Even then since each part was balanced individually, it was simply some engineer's pipe dream to insist on a specific assembly procedure. Once the clutch and pressure plate was changed the first time, probably decades ago, the marks became meaningless. Jerry
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Not at all. I've done dozens, maybe hundreds of clutch/pressure plate replacements, and never paid any attention to the clocking of the flywheel/clutch cover. Other than getting a clutch disc installed backwards a time or two, no problems! Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
