Pressure plate

[Bullerman]

Is this an original 50 model pressure plate? I had a aftermarket pressure plate put in.
This one has adjustment bolts in the end of the fingers. The aftermarket doesn't.
Just wondering if this is original.

 

[petehoovie]

Is this an original 50 model pressure plate? I had a aftermarket pressure plate put in.
This one has adjustment bolts in the end of the fingers. The aftermarket doesn't.
Just wondering if this is original.

 

[tubman]

All I know is that the new pressure plate (and disc) I got new from Fort Wayne clutch about 12 years ago didn't have the adjustment bolts. I believe the adjusting bolts are something that were originally used, but went away because of cost concerns.

When I bolted the new assembly to the flywheel, I took some measurements of the distance from the ends of the fingers to the flywheel surface and found significant differences between the three fingers of .050". I didn't think this was acceptable, so by partially disassembling the pressure plate and inserting shims inthe pivot points, I was able to get the difference to less than .010". The thread about this can be found at : https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=227626&highlight=shim.