Rick, There are obviously more than one cusso gearbox so shaft and spline size is something to keep an eye on.

Trev, where are you? what are your plans do you intend to change gearboxes later? I would check on your local clutch specialist who can rebuild your pressure plate. But you may be able to get by with just replacing your friction plate and thrust bearing. If you are cutting a hole in your floor I'd prefer to do it for a toploader or a T5. These may require a different clutch spline.

Cheers

Warren

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)

I went to Repco and got quoted $500 for that clutch Rick , so far on the web I found the same for $325 plus delivery which was allot better.

Warren, you are right about the gearbox I am using. When I first fit it to the car, i simply installed it using the original cussy clutch plate. Maybe I was lucky but the shafts of the two gearboxes were of the same dimensions.

From memory I think the shaft is 10spline, either 1" or 1 1/16" diameter.

Regards


Rick - West Australia
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Thanks for the info Grizzly.

I won't just be sticking anything in I want to get it rite.

My simple questions come from never having worked on a manual before, all my cars have had autos, so I really appreciate all the advise , Trev.

Rick, aren't you using a all syncro toploder three speed from falcon? Falcon gearboxs have a larger diameter input shaft. The falcon shaft is 1/8 or 1/4 larger and allows for considerable slop on the shaft.

Trev, The Previous owner of my ute had installed a falcon clutch (friction plate). By the time I replaced it, it was shuddering to the point it was difficult to drive it had started to wear the input shaft spline and I blame it for destroying the gearbox. The gearbox had an excessivly worn bearing where the input and output shaft meet. This mean that it fell out of each gear whilst driving it. As the mismatched spline did little to support the shaft allowing excessive flex. 

Regardless I was warned over and over when I was looking for a friction plate. At the time it cost only $10 or $20 for a specially manufactured daikin clutch over the price of the "off the shelf" falcon one. the right one through macs or carpenters will cost you only $80.

The pressure plate I had remanufactured and cost me less than a replacement diapham plate.

Cheers

Warren

Grizzly (Aussie Mainline)

Thanks for that Rick.

Take the flywheel to repco and they will match the clutch to the flywheel. To point them in the right direction suggest a 10" setup fitted to an xw falcon v8 with 302 and 3 speed just to set you mind at ease. the last clutch I fitted (4 years ago) was a diaphragm pressure plate, but it isn't as nice to drive with as the fork plate I had before. Depending on what rate of discount you can get, I think I paid $280. Ford used the same clutch setup on most of the v8s in Australia until they went to that dreadful twin plate. The clutch throw out bearing for the models I mentioned will slip on your clutch fork.

I haven't suffered any problems with my setup like Grizzly.

Regards

Rick - West Australia
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Measure the wear pattern where the clutch disc rides on the flywheel.

Dan      Kingman Az.      86409

Cheers for the replies, I nearly gave up



My box is a customline one ( long extension housing) with the elaborate linkages running under the box, I won't be needing those because I want to run a floor shifter.

I have a fly wheel, how do I measure to find out what size the clutch should be?



Thanks, Trev.

From memory, the clutch you need is out of a XT XW 3speed V8 clutch.

Repco sell them.

Regards


Rick - West Australia
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