Terraplane Clutch Removed

Hudsonrules

:)Finally was able to remove the clutch in my '37 Terraplane. Could see why the car did not want to move. This disc has few corks in it, and what is there are preety bad. The car may have been parked with a bad clutch, and the lady I bought the car from did not know. That can happen. I am going to get a rebuilt set up from the clutch guy and have fun reassembling the car. It will be worth the effort. Arnie in Nevada

Geoff

Arnie, one important point to remember, when re-installing the bell housing - there is a special 7/16" stepped bolt on the bottom right (facing forward) which must go through from the front, so the shoulder holds the housing in alignment. You may have to jiggle the housing around a bit to get it in. If you put it in from the rear, the housing can rotate sightly, and this mis-aligns the clutch spigot, putting strain on the centre of the clutch, and wears the nose of the spigot where it sits int he pilot bearing.

Geoff.

Hudsonrules

:)Thanks Geoff, I will look for that particular bolt as I do not remember having removed it. Of course this car is over seventy years of age and things have been changed over the years. Somewhere along the line this car was given an overdrive transmission, so trying to remove it up through the floor opening is impossible with out some cutting. Even then it was not enough, have to pull the engine foreward about an inch. Was able to remove the clutch and presure plate with the transmission still in the car. I realize that I have to remove the trans before I can replace the clutch due to limited room. Also I am not as young as I once was and cannot get into some of the positons needed. I will keep the progress posted. Have a great weekend. Arnie in Nevada

barrysweet52

Have a look at previous threads re the throw out oil seals. There are 2. Its a good time to replace the old ones. Readily available, approx $4 each. Regards, Barry

tigermoth

geoff, are the '35's supposed to have these stepped bolts? regards, tom

Geoff

Yes indeed. All '32-40 models. If you don't have the original stepped bolt, use a standard 7/16"NF bolt, but kame sure it has a plain shank, not threaded all the way along, and insert it from the front. A lot of cars i have worked on have a 3/8" bolt in here, because it is sometimes difficult to insert the proper one because the housing is not properly aligned on assembly, but it is important to maintain transmission alignment.

Geoff.

Clutchguy

I think that it is thru 1947. The dowels were both located in the block in '48 models. As Geoff has highly recommended,make sure that this is in place correctly. When this is not lined up,it also causes and compounds clutch chatter!!