To give you a little of my history, I have a 71 Cuda original 383 4 speed car. No engine at the time put 440 in it and ran with 4 speed. I had B&B clutch in it. I then put a crate hemi and a Tremec 5 speed but with a diaphram clutch. After using that set up I would never go back to the B&B. I don't race the car so I enjoy the easier effort of the new clutch. I also removed the over center spring. I'm not sure what you mean about the fork clips that hold the bearing in place being stretched out. Maybe clips are not holding bearing secure enough.
