Rob
Go to N.A.P.A. They have what you need, I got the
Diaphragm pressure plate instead of the three finger it is
easier on the leg, They will measure your old one and
tell you if you have a 10 1/2 or a 11 in clutch.
HooT58
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob" <a70ragtop@hotmail.com>
To: <old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com>; "_Oletrucks"
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 3:29 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Clutch questions
> I need to replace the clutch on my new (thanks again Skip...head goes
Monday
> for testing) 1958 truck engine. I am thinking about buying from an online
> parts store, but the information I have to select from, leaves me a bit
> confused.
>
> First off, they do not list clutches for trucks, but do for 1958 Belairs
and
> Biscaynes. So, my first question...are they any differences between a
car's
> clutch and a truck's clutch in 1958?
>
> Here are the types of choices I have: (I am listing the information the
way
> it is listed, which is part of the problem...I don't know what it means -
> there are 7 choices of clutches...some obviously are different diameter
discs,
> some different cover sizes, some are different friction plate material.
I'll
> list a couple and then ask my question:
>
> 1. 235 engine (w/10" cover)(10-3/8:1-1/8:10T)(FLAT Flywheel) (ok, first
off,
> what is a "cover"...is this the pressure plate? If so, what is the
> information in the second set of parentheses referring to? Is this the
> diameter and width/depth of the flywheel? If so, what does the 10T refer
to?
>
> 2. 235 engine (w/10-1/2" cover and 9-1/2" disc)(9-1/2:1-1/8:10T)(FLAT
> Flywheel). Ok, still don't know what the "cover" means. Has anyone ever
> heard of the pressure plate being called the "cover"? Clearly, this has a
> smaller diameter disc (I assume disc means same as friction plate?), but
then
> again am lost with the info in the second parentheses.
>
> The other 5 choices are variations of these two...some have a different
type
> of diaphragm, some have different disc material, but regardless of that,
if
> anyone can tell me how to just interpret these two items above, I think I
will
> be home free.
>
> I have called the company and they have no clue...they said the vendor
they
> buy from will only give them this much information and have said that
anyone
> who SHOULD be buying these clutches will understand the information...if
not,
> then they have no business doing the work anyway. Well...I kinda resent
that,
> but will overlook it if I can find someone to help this clueless Southern
boy
> figgger this out...
>
> Rob
>
> My Zen Moment for the Day: If you lend someone $20, and never see that
person
> again, it was probably worth it.
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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