Easy & simple, but I would be concerned about keeping the clutch spring
fingers under tension for so long. Maybe nothing to worry about; any
metallurgy guys got a comment?
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-window
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Howard" <debjonjd@vianet.ca>
To: "dpewter" <dpewter@msn.com>; "jls" <jls@seavcom.com>; "Bob KNOTTS"
<raknotts@qwest.net>
Cc: "oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 8:07 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Clutch(winterization)
> Well I can only relate when I purchase my 53 chevy truck, I asked the guy
> ..Why was there a 2x4 pushing
> down on the clutch..he said this prevents the clutch plate fusing to the
> clutch assy. facing...the 2x4 was
> against the bottom part of the seat and extended to the clutch pedal..Well
I
> guess it worked it was parked
> outside for a couple of years...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: dpewter <dpewter@msn.com>
> To: jls <jls@seavcom.com>; Bob KNOTTS <raknotts@qwest.net>
> Cc: oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 3:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Clutch(winterization)
>
>
> > That's about the thinnest piece of wood I can think of! ;-)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Doug Pewterbaugh
> > dpewter@msn.com
> > Denton, TX
> > 49 3104 216 5-window
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "jls" <jls@seavcom.com>
> > To: "Bob KNOTTS" <raknotts@qwest.net>
> > Cc: "oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 1:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Clutch(winterization)
> >
> >
> > > Saw this post and thought a piece of paper might work.
> > >
> > > On Mon, 1 Oct 2001, Bob KNOTTS wrote:
> > >
> > > > I don't have a rig, but is there an inspection pan at the bottom of
> the
> > > > clutch/flywheel that will allow you some access? If so, maybe you
> could
> > > > disengage the clutch slightly, and position some kind of
non-metallic
> > spacer
> > > > (piece of wood?) between the clutch and pressure plate. You'd want
to
> > keep the
> > > > spacer as close to the center as possible(up and down). And you'd
want
> > to use
> > > > as thin a piece of material as possible so as to not put any more
> > pressure on
> > > > the spring than required. And leave yourself a great big note to
> remove
> > the
> > > > spacer before starting the vehicle!! Bob K (in PHX)
> > > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -JLS
> > >
> > > I'm climbing for the American Lung Association
> > > http://www.pledgepage.com/jls
> > > Please sign the guest book
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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