At 11:03 AM 3/6/00 EST, you wrote:
>I'm getting closer and closer to putting the engine in the car for the final
>time. The body is completely stripped and I should be finished filling
minor
>dents dings this week. I hope to shoot primer and lacquer next weekend. I
>installed the Weber HTOB this weekend, very simple, but I do have a concern
>about the number of threads that the bearing screwed onto the spacer. I
>think I'm only using the last 2 or 3.
You need a spacer 1/2 thick with an ID of 1 3/8 and an OD of 2" placed
behind the threaded portion. Weber sells this part but you can make one.
>
>Anyways, to my question. I installed a stock clutch from an 86 Camaro to a
>Buick flywheel. My concern is with the centering. I measured (somewhat
>carefully) the pressure plate and tried to get it as centered as possible
>when drilling the flywheel. How much can I be off in the centering before
>doing major damage? If I was to start the engine with tranny connected,
>would I break something?
.003 max runout, the issue is balance. That 14 pound pressure plate at
5,000 rpm has a lot of potential force if mounted eccentrically. Being a
former UMO student you can do the math......
>
>I solved the pilot bushing issue, after going to three auto parts stores
>until I finally found one with a book listing bearings by OD and ID. It was
>an odd GM bearing, but they had one for a few dollars.
Also fits most Chevys
Jack
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