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Nickoman · 11-02-2025, 08:53 PM

Howdy I have a 41 Ford tudor with a 221 and a side loader transmission. Seems to be a funny year for parts/ standards. Would anyone know the size of clutch it would have. 10", 11" or 9? Trying to get parts ordered before I slide the trans and rear end out of the car to make it a quicker swap. Thanks in advance

big deuce · 11-02-2025, 09:19 PM

My best guess would be 9". There are a lot of not so good pressure plates out there, get your parts from Mac Vanpelt Ford parts.

tubman · 11-02-2025, 09:27 PM

After 84 years, the only way to be absolutely sure is to take it apart and measure it.

big deuce · 11-02-2025, 09:38 PM

That flywheel has the raised lip, with the pp bolts near the shoulder like my 9".
There would be an extra set of springs in the area of the red circle if it were 10 or 11"

Kube · 11-02-2025, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Nickoman

Howdy I have a 41 Ford tudor with a 221 and a side loader transmission. Seems to be a funny year for parts/ standards. Would anyone know the size of clutch it would have. 10", 11" or 9? Trying to get parts ordered before I slide the trans and rear end out of the car to make it a quicker swap. Thanks in advance

Looks to be a 9".

cas3 · 11-02-2025, 10:58 PM

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I agree with the Deuce, at one glance you can tell the disk size by how many springs it has. Two on each of the ....What you call it...3 sections, will be a 9", three will be a 10 or 11

petehoovie · 11-02-2025, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by big deuce

That flywheel has the raised lip, with the pp bolts near the shoulder like my 9".
There would be an extra set of springs in the area of the red circle if it were 10 or 11"

Terry,OH · 11-03-2025, 07:47 AM

If you could rotate the PP and look for a part number if found you would be in luck.

Nickoman · 11-03-2025, 08:26 AM

Thanks everyone, Gonna crank it over after work and check it out. I had a 46 merc as a kid in high school and that seemed a lot more standard. 41 seems to have a lot of weird changeovers through production

Mart · 11-04-2025, 05:57 PM

It's a 9". The flywheel with the raised heavy rim only accepts a 9" clutch.

fortyonerag · 11-07-2025, 03:01 AM

You're not alone, seems there are many changes across the 41 year. Never a dull moment.

11-02-2025, 09:19 PM	#2
big deuce Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kansas Posts: 734	Re: Clutch diameter question My best guess would be 9". There are a lot of not so good pressure plates out there, get your parts from Mac Vanpelt Ford parts. Last edited by big deuce; 11-02-2025 at 09:27 PM.

11-02-2025, 09:27 PM	#3
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 12,139	Re: Clutch diameter question After 84 years, the only way to be absolutely sure is to take it apart and measure it.

11-02-2025, 10:58 PM	#6
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Beverly Kansas Posts: 5,558	Re: Clutch diameter question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I agree with the Deuce, at one glance you can tell the disk size by how many springs it has. Two on each of the ....What you call it...3 sections, will be a 9", three will be a 10 or 11

11-03-2025, 07:47 AM	#8
Terry,OH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 5,394	Re: Clutch diameter question If you could rotate the PP and look for a part number if found you would be in luck.

11-03-2025, 08:26 AM	#9
Nickoman Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2025 Posts: 2	Re: Clutch diameter question Thanks everyone, Gonna crank it over after work and check it out. I had a 46 merc as a kid in high school and that seemed a lot more standard. 41 seems to have a lot of weird changeovers through production

11-04-2025, 05:57 PM	#10
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 9,239	Re: Clutch diameter question It's a 9". The flywheel with the raised heavy rim only accepts a 9" clutch.

11-07-2025, 03:01 AM	#11
fortyonerag Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 636	Re: Clutch diameter question You're not alone, seems there are many changes across the 41 year. Never a dull moment.