1934 Ford PIckup - Motor And Trans

...before torquing the Grade 8 engine plate bolts to 25 lb-ft.

After applying Loctite to each of the six Grade 8 bolts, the flywheel (with its three locating dowels pressed into place) was hand-tightened to the crankshaft's rear.

To center the McLeod clutch plate for installation, we used a 26-spline clutch pilot shaft.

The next step was to press the 10.5-inch pressure plate over the clutch locating onto the flywheel dowel pins, then torque the retaining bolts to the specified 25 lb-ft.

After extracting the clutch pilot shaft tool, the next step was to set up the clutch hydraulics.

To take the necessary measurements for installing the McLeod hydraulic throwout bearing on the Tremec TKO600's input shaft, the McLeod bellhousing was tightened flush against the rear engine plate.

From here we needed to establish the distance from the tips of the clutch fingers to the bellhousing's outer face. The distance was 3.75 inches.

To establish the correct preload on the McLeod hydraulic throwout bearing, there is an adjustment sleeve we unscrewed to remove.

McLeod specified to smear DOT 3 brake fluid onto the adjustment sleeve to lubricate the sleeve's O-rings.