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akersa · 07-15-2019, 12:46 PM

I have started up again on a 1929 CCPU that I started on years ago and it got pushed to the back burner. I am working towards getting it ready to take the Chassis for it's first drive. I was missing some brake linkage and Clutch pedal linkage. Now that I got the missing parts and installed a new clutch and brake shaft and bushings in the pedals (thanks to the tips it went really smooth) I was ready to adjust the clutch and get one step closer. With the Clevis adjusted all the way as short as it will go the Clutch is almost fully engaging with the pedal all the way down to the point that the pedal is hitting the drivers side engine mount.

So I did more reading and I found that the clutch fingers are set at 1 1/4" instead of the 5/8" to 3/4" that seems to be the standard. Sadly I am finding this out now when the engine and transmission are in the frame. Does anybody have advice for adjusting the fingers through the inspection plate on the bell housing, or am I just going to have to pull everything back out and do it with the transmission off?

Thanks,
Adam Akers

alexiskai · 07-15-2019, 01:13 PM

There was a thread on this a couple weeks ago:
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1770817

which also referenced this earlier thread:
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=263080

Patrick L. · 07-15-2019, 01:15 PM

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The fingers can be adjusted thru the inspection hole, but, with the fingers being that far off I would recommend taking the time to remove the flywheel and set everything on the bench. I prefer to remove the rear end and I think it would be worth the extra effort.

Whatever you decide to set the fingers at, remember that they should be within .002" of each other.

07-15-2019, 12:46 PM	#1
akersa Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 15	Model a Pressure Plate Finger Adjustment I have started up again on a 1929 CCPU that I started on years ago and it got pushed to the back burner. I am working towards getting it ready to take the Chassis for it's first drive. I was missing some brake linkage and Clutch pedal linkage. Now that I got the missing parts and installed a new clutch and brake shaft and bushings in the pedals (thanks to the tips it went really smooth) I was ready to adjust the clutch and get one step closer. With the Clevis adjusted all the way as short as it will go the Clutch is almost fully engaging with the pedal all the way down to the point that the pedal is hitting the drivers side engine mount. So I did more reading and I found that the clutch fingers are set at 1 1/4" instead of the 5/8" to 3/4" that seems to be the standard. Sadly I am finding this out now when the engine and transmission are in the frame. Does anybody have advice for adjusting the fingers through the inspection plate on the bell housing, or am I just going to have to pull everything back out and do it with the transmission off? Thanks, Adam Akers

07-15-2019, 01:13 PM	#2
alexiskai Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Mebane NC Posts: 2,350	Re: Model a Pressure Plate Finger Adjustment There was a thread on this a couple weeks ago: https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1770817 which also referenced this earlier thread: https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=263080

07-15-2019, 01:15 PM	#3
Patrick L. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Largo Florida Posts: 7,225	Re: Model a Pressure Plate Finger Adjustment Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The fingers can be adjusted thru the inspection hole, but, with the fingers being that far off I would recommend taking the time to remove the flywheel and set everything on the bench. I prefer to remove the rear end and I think it would be worth the extra effort. Whatever you decide to set the fingers at, remember that they should be within .002" of each other.