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Diagnosis of transmission internal problems has always been my weakest talent. Manual transmission dis-assembly, inspection, parts acquisition, proper re-assembly protocols are issues I’ve never mastered. Your tutorial would have been very helpful in the past when I had a critical need to know...

Well you’re correct about that overzealous application of sealant. I thought perhaps the gasket would have sufficed, but some builders have their own ways of doing things. That connection between the rear mount and transmission always leaked and now it no longer does. Neither the builder nor I...

Gene those are helpful points and I should respond to your last question. Okay. I solved the end play problem but to keep the discussion focused on the clutch decided to skip that fix. Somehow, in what I think came to me one night in a dream, a voice told me to look again at the drive shaft...

Well unlike some of these small specialized rebuild type shops, southland clutch actually has a good website; easily googled. Look ‘em up. I called Tom yesterday and reported my success with their clutch rebuild and he said they were worried that the clutch issue may have been some other malady...

Epilogue: so I’ve been working on this clutch chatter issue for what seems like months. The machinist I’ve been patronizing for decades recommended an outfit in national city, California to rebuild my original clutch as the rebuilt I bought from an outfit were let’s just say bad, cost me time &...

Well I recently went thru the same discovery with a new friction disc for my ‘51 f1 (see my posting titled “severe chatter”. After two reinstallations with same disc, I stumbled upon the loose center hub being way too wobbly after cleaning the splines with a rag. Sent it back to my long time...

Okay. Those pics are very helpful. (Could use a tutorial on posting pics here. I have many to post with this saga, but don’t get it on exactly how.) So I’ve taken everything apart again but this time all the way down to the flywheel. I have an appointment next week with my machinist (two hour...

The new throw out bearing came as what appeared to be a “snug fit” to the two fingered slider. I did not mess with it. Your reasoning makes sense, but some of these bearings are different and do not allow for a pressed-on mount. The federal mogul original bearing was a slider type mount, but the...

Camac...not a silly question. If I remember right the pressure plate bolts are 1/4 with eighteen thread size and shouldered. I’ve reinstalled the original bolts but next time I will use new bolts; the length and shoulder look to be critical. Next step is to remove all clutch components and have...

Mart, I will do that procedure. Thanks for the words of wisdom. However, my huge oversight in my description of the yoke position was to note that I have all four wheels off the ground and the truck supported with jack stands. The position of the rear axle is placed slightly forward when the...

Yup. All that replaced. Thank you.

I think you’re on to the right focus here. The rear transmission mount is secure with the bolts fastening to the cross member as it should, which is why I’m so puzzled concerning the lack of play with the yoke into the output shaft. My next look-see into this aberration will be with the front...

Nope. Installed correctly. Good thinking though. Thank you.

Bought from a vendor I’ve trusted for decades for not only quality parts but great advice when prompted. They get their clutches from a builder they’ve dealt with for a long time. Note this disc is the second one I installed. The first, a few weeks ago, had a loose spline hub that took me close...

My ‘51 ford f1 had an annoying habit of popping out of second gear, so I found a credible builder with loads of experience with these three speed side shift transmissions to go thru it with a keen eye looking for any worn parts. He replaced the synco hub, installed new shims wherever needed, and...

I pulled the starter out of my 51 f1 to access & remove the exhaust header from the 8ba. The truck is completely converted to a 12v system and, based on starting performance, I believe it is a 12v starter. So I clean off the external road grime and pull off the brush inspection cover and observe...

Sir when you figure out how to “manage” the 60mph Santa Ana winds blasting thru the state right now, please do inform us all. I live in the Southern California forest and last July came scarily close to being wiped out by an arsonist triggered fire had it not been for the years of serious...

Thanks for that. Very genius-like. However, I'm hoping to avoid spending hours upside down under the dash wangling the gauge cluster out and in, while trying not to disturb all the functioning wiring. So much easier to hang a meter under the dash, don't ya Think? Getting too old and muscles too...

Okay. I appreciate all advice. I had no idea that an ammeter in my situation could be such a hazard. The original 6v generator factory setup to the instrument cluster ammeter was of course correct. A three wire 12v alternator wired to an ammeter is likely incorrect for this application. I'm...

Thanks jack. That's the info I needed to wire up the new gauge. I'm going to pull the original gauge cluster and examine how ford wired this truck ammeter in the first place. I'll likely unzip the harness from that gauge all the way back to the alternator to closely examine those wires and...