Re: [AMC-list] Tennessee CLutch Co

[Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, I meant aligning he bellhousing with the plane of the flywheel.   An 
unaligned bellhousing can cause clutch chatter and there are signs that whoever 
convered this car to a 232 just kinda threw it together.

I'll trust the clutch rebuilder to have done a good job on the pressure plate.  

Joe



----- Original Message ----
From: Armand Eshleman <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, March 26, 2011 9:31:35 AM
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Tennessee CLutch Co

Joe,

Please expllain how one does a clutch alignment with a dial indicator? Do you 
mean to determine travel of the pressure plate fingers?
Or do you mean using a dial indicator to set the transmission hole in the bell 
concentric with the crank.

I've never heard of using a dial indicator for the clutch setup?? Curious minds 
want to know?
Armand

----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Fulton" <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Tennessee CLutch Co




I think I said in my post, that Tennessee Clutch was recommended by a guy on an
old Mopar mail list (I think it's p15-24.com.) The guy was very satisfied with
the work. I have another clutch here (two more actually) that I can compare the
parts to before I do the re-assembly, but the fresh contact surfaces
and friction material sure look good. Did you do a clutch alignment with a
dial indicator when you re-assembled your car. I think I'll do that since the
232 engines seemed to have been a little bit cobbled into the Classic. And I
mentioned that throwout lever screwup. I'm thinking that the previous
mechanic's standards were not too high.

Joe Fulton



----- Original Message ----
From: Richard Estermyer <javelinman74@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sat, March 26, 2011 7:55:11 AM
Subject: [AMC-list] Tennessee CLutch Co


Hey Joe,
Let us know how it comes out. I am not putting foubt on your project. Just
wanting to confirm mine. When we did the engine on the 82 Concord wagon, 5
speed, we did all the replacing and ordered out a new clutch and pressure plate
kit. Hadda do a LOT of searching to find the right one, and did through a
company ordering it out of MO. It took a couple months to put together and when
we did and got in and pushed in the clutch to start, it went to the floow.

My bud is automatic guy and when we were assembling I noticed the pressure plate
fingers compressing, but could not remember if that was a good sign or not, well
not. So we searched around and fould a local place that does the same thing and
my bud came back with the same thing. Better looking than new my original
clutch and pressure plate. ($120, but had spent $270 on the kit)

When I first went out the drive releasing the clutch, it chattered and still
does. A month or so later in delivering business cards to my transmsiion
company friends, I asked them about the chatter. They asked IF I used a rebuilt
clutch set and did. They installed 3 of those in the past and each one
chatteres, so they don't do the rebuild way anymore.

I also had the flywheel turned by local auto shop fanatics, so I know all was
perfect going in, just annoyed with the chatter. Sadly it will still last, just
chatter. I HOPE this isn't the case, but when I read this, I just wondered...
Good Luck!

Blessings,
Richard
Richard Estermyer

God determines who walks into your life....
It's up to you to decide
who you let walk away,
who you let stay, and
who you refuse to let go.

Message: 6
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:34:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AMC-list] Tennessee Clutch and Supply
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I sent the 9-inch clutch from my 64 Classic to Tennessee Clutch in Nashville, TN

a week ago today.?? They got it on Tuesday and Randall called me to say they
could refurb it for me.? The total would be $55.? Of course I had to pay postage

both days.? I got it back today and it looks too good to put back in the car.??
The pressure plate looks brand new?.?? I had asked for them to put a clutch
alignment tool in the box and I would pay for it.? He said no charge.?? They not

only but the little splined tool in there but they?inlcuded a Hastings clutch
tool which I don't even know how to use right now.?


I sent the pressure plate and the disk.? The disk I got back looks like brand
new.? I have not installed anything yet but will do it in the next few days.?? I

am very pleased.? Tennessee Clutch and Supply, Nashville, TN is the place.??


I had the flywheel machined at an auto machine shop in Gilroy, CA and have a
cleaned and painted bellhousing and new throwout bearing so I guess I'm ready to

do some reassembly.?I pulled the?top cover off of the T-95/overdrive tranny and
it looks brand new inside.??It has been rebuilt in the past I think because it
has an odd color blue paint on it.?? ?It will be nice to take another step
forward with this 64 Classic which I saved from the crusher a few years ago.??



Joe Fulton



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