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Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:32 pm

Does anyone see any problems using this type of pressure plate? Does it look like I have it on right?

Thanks

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Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:39 pm

Its not going to work. The ring in the middle is missing. It'l chew up your throw out bearing real quick.

Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:40 pm

I thought late model pressure plates didn't have the center ring - or do I have the wrong pressure plate?

Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:41 pm

wompninja wrote: Its not going to work. The ring in the middle is missing. It'l chew up your throw out bearing real quick.
If the car in his signature is the one it's going in then he does have the late model throwout bearing and the pressure plate is correct in not having the centering ring on it.

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Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:42 pm

Yes it is the car in the signature - so I should be ok?

Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:54 am

You should be fine - that's exactly what I've used in my '71 Convertible for about 4 years, when I swapped over my 1835DP. That engine came out of my '70, so I had to remove the PP center ring - like your photo shows - for my 1971. And I do use the three-arm pressure plate like in your photo; for some reason I still like that style better than diaphragm PP, don't know if anyone sells new finger type these days or not. I bet if they do sell them still that someone posts a link.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:02 pm

Saach sells them and you can get them over at aircooled.net