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Top picture the pressure plate is unbolted from flywheel, bottom picture it is bolted to the flywheel, my question is should the fingers drop that much?
With it in the car like that the adjusting rod is fully adjusted to the end of the rod, and the clutch engages right off the floor!
Grease is from the throw-out bearing cause it is constantly riding on the fingers!
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The fingers drop and that drop depends on the thickness of the disc. I see you are in Oregon City.

There used to be a place in Portland right off of I-5 on Columbia Blvd called Friction Supply. I think someone said its gone. But you can take your pressure plate and disc to a similar friction house and have them raise the finger height .100 and that will make power shifting quicker and easier.

If you don't want the clutch releasing off the floor, reduce the freeplay.

As long as you don't use the clutch pedal as a foot rest, you can use 1/4 inch of freeplay. That will keep it from releasing at the bottom of the stroke.
 
yellow rose said:
The fingers drop and that drop depends on the thickness of the disc. I see you are in Oregon City.

There used to be a place in Portland right off of I-5 on Columbia Blvd called Friction Supply. I think someone said its gone. But you can take your pressure plate and disc to a similar friction house and have them raise the finger height .100 and that will make power shifting quicker and easier.

If you don't want the clutch releasing off the floor, reduce the freeplay.

As long as you don't use the clutch pedal as a foot rest, you can use 1/4 inch of freeplay. That will keep it from releasing at the bottom of the stroke.
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That's the problem, there is no way to adjust the free play because everything is adjusted as far out as possible!
 
Ok...you are testing my memory!!! IIRC, the disc SHOULD measure .310 thick maximum.

The thicker the disc, the lower the fingers will be.

What you can do (it's done all the time but many people are afraid of it...it works) to get the finger height up is either do as I mentioned above, OR, you can get some parallel ground flat washers about .060 thick and put a washer between the flywheel and pressure plate at each bolt. This will effectively raise the fingers. Again, going from memory, a .060 washer/shim will gain you almost .100 in finger height.

As the disc wears, there will come a time when the fingers are too high. Then you pull the washer/shims out and go some more.

Just make sure the bolts holding the pressure plate to the flywheel still have enough thread engagement with the washers under them.
 
Now's your chance to get rid of the Borg &Beck pressure plate and go with a better Diaphragm style. Then you can get rid of the clutch pedal over center spring. Gives the clutch a much better feel.
 
Or the McLeod Borg & Beck Cover with the Long finger hybrid.
 
Are you sure the adjustment rod is correct...or maybe worn out?

If the fingers don't move back, you don't have a clutch. As long as you can still move them 1/8" further...you should be good
 
We just went down that road . The pressure plate was junk. Sent it back to summit and bought a diaphragm. The customer was much happier and hasn't been back with any problems. Borg&Beck three finger style are not what they use to be.

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My 4spd car is a slant six as well. Get a diaphragm pressure plate. Get rid of the over center spring, and you will be amazed at the difference in the clutch feel.Smooth as butter.
 
dvboth said:
Well that would be correct, because it is a slant six!
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What size clutch then?
The six banger 9.5 clutch linkage does not play nice with the 10.5 pressure plate. The ratios are all wrong.So if you're matched up and it doesn't work, then the installed finger height is wrong
as already mentioned.
 
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