[Ron in Quincy]

Tom,

I recently installed a new V8 Pressure Plate (from Brattons) and a lightened fly wheel in a friend 30 Coupe; the clutch disc wouldn't release when the clutch pedal was depressed.

I had made this same conversion on my A and had no problems with adjustment and disc release.


When I depressed the clutch pedal on the new conversion it wouldn't release the disc.

We pulled the engine and inspected the pressure plate, flywheel, and clutch disc; after taking measurements discovered the snout of the throw out bearing sleeve was pushing aginst the clutch disc when the clutch pedal was dipressed. I removed 1/4" from the sleeve, rechamfered the inside end of the sleeve, reinstalled everything and the clutch worked just fine. A V8 pressure plate should release with only 3/8" to 1/2"maximun travel of the fingers and the pressure plate checked out OK.

Frankly, I have not determined why we had this problem.

Maybe someone else has the answer ?

Ron