Pressure Plate Opinions

[jack orchard]

I need a 10" pressure plate for my flathead with a T5. Two possible sources are a new one from Speedway and having my old one rebuilt by Ft Wayne clutch. I have heard good and bad about both sources.
Any opinions?
Are there better sources?
I hate a chattering clutch.

Many thanks to all,...jack

 

[edhd58]

I think chattering is usually caused by contamination of the disc. Usually from grease or oil. I have found regardless where you buy your parts there are going to be good and bad. I just got a clutch kit from Ft Wayne and very happy with them and it

 

[tubman]

You don't mention what kind of a car you have, but I replaced the clutch on my "shoebox" several years ago and the clutch still chattered (it was better, but not completely fixed). I finally eliminated all of the chatter by replacing the motor mounts

 

[jack orchard]

You don't mention what kind of a car you have, but I replaced the clutch on my "shoebox" several years ago and the clutch still chattered (it was better, but not completely fixed). I finally eliminated all of the chatter by replacing the motor mounts

It's in a 1951 F1.
I am aware other factors can cause chattering. Such as faulty motor mounts and sloppy clutch linkage, glazed flywheel, disc, etc.
I am trying to avoid problems i can't fix - such as unbalanced pressure on the pressure plate.

 

[rotorwrench]

I'd be wondering if you have a disc for the T-5 spline since that can make a difference too. Select a PP that fits the disk size. I haven'y had any troubles with Ft Wayne Clutch yet. There are even some diaphragm type pressure plates that can be made to work with the right fingers.

 

[PeteVS]

I'd be wondering if you have a disc for the T-5 spline since that can make a difference too. Select a PP that fits the disk size. I haven'y had any troubles with Ft Wayne Clutch yet. There are even some diaphragm type pressure plates that can be made to work with the right fingers.

What are the diaphragm pressure plates that can be used with the large snout on a Ford transmission? Hot Rod Deluxe magazine had an article telling exactly what to use and I had to shorten all the fingers. Afterwards, they barely made contact with the throwout bearing. Still upset about that.... (I'll confess that I was using an orange engine and wanted a pressure plate that wouldn't require re-drilling the flywheel.)