49 ford clutch chatter

Chuck, How many times do we have to say it, "Call Fort Wayne Clutch". Thanks for posting their telephone number.
 
FWIW,,,,
I've had flywheels resurfaced on a Blanchard grinder and Van Norman fly cutting machine, with no difference.
On my 49 wagon, it uses a larger clutch. Had problems when I purchased the car, and had the trans / clutch out a few times.
Replaced the motor mounts and transmission mount. Used new fasteners too.
Resurfaced the flywheel, and checked for runout when I reinstalled. Used a stainless steel washer that fit over the flywheel bolt circle area. Used new ARP fasteners for the flywheel and the PP. Those removed were junk. Throw out bearing is another story, went through two of them, sad that some bearings are junk. Checked the spline shaft for any burrs. Align the disc carefully so it is centralized in the rotating assembly.
Made 'transmission pins' from longer bolts with the heads cut off, so that I could slide the trans on evenly. Once installed, replaced one at a time with the correct fastener, and tightened them evenly.
Check your driveshaft, replaced the U joints, and rebalanced the drive shaft. Used new fasteners and locking devices.
As 48F1 mentioned, check all the linkages for any signs of wear. The 49 shaft that goes through the frame can be worn.
Adjust for 1" to 1 1/2" of free play. I use a tape measure, with one end on the floor/firewall area.
Good luck.
 
i ordered a new clutch kit from fort wayne , ill let you know how it goes... had the flywheel surfaced again , do i need to adjust any on the pressure plate or can i just put it back togather? thanks again for the help and advice... ill let you know how it turns out
 
i got the new kit today and the presher plate doesent have adjusting bolts at the throw out bearing like the other one had. does that mean just bolt it up and go with it?
 
A new pressure plate from Fort Wayne clutch should be good to go. That said, it can’t hurt to measure finger heights. For the 9,5” I think shims are used to adjust
 
1948F-1Pickup said:
I'd been chasing BAD chatter for quite some time. Did the mounts, etc.....
so all my mounts were new or in good shape. Still there and only 2% improved.
I discovered the linkage rod was worn pretty badly. Fixed that and got rid of
about another 90% of the issue.
My guess is that my clutch friction material is probably crap. Any slight issue I now have is very temperature related and only happens when the clutch, flywheel and pressure plate are really hot.
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Was your rod bad so that you couldn't adjust to get the correct Freeplay? I am having bad chatter also. New clutch parts and my Freeplay is way off.
 
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