Hey all,
I’m getting ready to bolt my 350 back up to my transmission, and came across some interesting stuff when comparing the clutch components that came out vs. what’s going in...
The old stuff that came out of my Lakewood scattershield Bellhousing is on the right, the new stuff going in is on the left:
The forks are both 4 speed forks, though my old one had been "clearanced" for some reason.
The throw out bearings are significantly different looking - the old one is smaller, with a Fereral Mogul part number 2065-16. This appears to be a Ford and Dodge application - but I can’t find mention of it being used in a Chevy or Toyota. It LOOKS a lot like a Toyota 3-speed bearing though...
The hubs are different too:
The casting “ears” are about the same height but slightly different. The old one has a clear taper where the newer one is flat.
Just curious - is this the difference between a 3 and 4 speed hub, or is mine a 4 speed hub that had either been machined to accept a different bearing? the clutch also made a lot of noise before I took it apart, so it’s possible this taper was created by the hub riding on the pressure plate in neutral...
For what it’s worth, the pressure plate that came out was a diaphragm clutch, and not a 3 finger clutch...
Just curious what combination of parts I was running.
I’m getting ready to bolt my 350 back up to my transmission, and came across some interesting stuff when comparing the clutch components that came out vs. what’s going in...
The old stuff that came out of my Lakewood scattershield Bellhousing is on the right, the new stuff going in is on the left:
The forks are both 4 speed forks, though my old one had been "clearanced" for some reason.
The throw out bearings are significantly different looking - the old one is smaller, with a Fereral Mogul part number 2065-16. This appears to be a Ford and Dodge application - but I can’t find mention of it being used in a Chevy or Toyota. It LOOKS a lot like a Toyota 3-speed bearing though...
The hubs are different too:
The casting “ears” are about the same height but slightly different. The old one has a clear taper where the newer one is flat.
Just curious - is this the difference between a 3 and 4 speed hub, or is mine a 4 speed hub that had either been machined to accept a different bearing? the clutch also made a lot of noise before I took it apart, so it’s possible this taper was created by the hub riding on the pressure plate in neutral...
For what it’s worth, the pressure plate that came out was a diaphragm clutch, and not a 3 finger clutch...
Just curious what combination of parts I was running.