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Aligning clutch housing to flywheel #270409 02/12/13 10:37 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 535 Denver, Colorado chevy50jim OP Oil Can Mechanic
OP chevy50jim Oil Can Mechanic Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 535 Denver, Colorado	The 1949-54 shop manual shows that an X mark on the flywheel should be lined up with an X mark on the clutch housing. However, none of my 4 clutch housing has this X. They do have an O mark that is used to align the pressure plate with the clutch housing. Is the O mark on the clutch housing lined up with the X on the flywheel, or does the position of the clutch housing on the flywheel no longer matter?

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Re: Aligning clutch housing to flywheel chevy50jim #271328 02/21/13 03:40 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 535 Denver, Colorado chevy50jim OP Oil Can Mechanic
OP chevy50jim Oil Can Mechanic Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 535 Denver, Colorado	After cleaning the clutch housing I chose to use I finally did locate a very faintly stamped "X" on the flange, so aligned that with the X on the flywheel.

Re: Aligning clutch housing to flywheel chevy50jim #271353 02/21/13 09:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 30,701 Likes: 141 West Allis,Wi. Chev Nut ChatMaster - 25,000
Chev Nut ChatMaster - 25,000 Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 30,701 Likes: 141 West Allis,Wi.	Alinging the X only pertains to the original flywheel and pressure plate as they were balanced together. Gene Schneider

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