Hi again, second post of the day... I was told that a '76 302 flywheel would bolt up to the clutch for a T-5...doesn't look that way though. I have an '80 motor so i need the 28 oz. imbalance. Thanks!
Depends on the bellhousing you are using. The splines on the T5 are the same as the toploader and 3-speed, so almost any clutch will work. You can redrill your flywheel for the late model clutch (and dowels) if you like.
Thanks for the response charlie. I will be using the stock '89 GT T-5 bellhousing that the tranny came with. So if i have my '76 flywheel i can just use a toploader clutch set with the t-5 bellhousing? I'll pick one up at work tomorrow and see how the two compare...i suppose there's not a whole lot of difference other than bolt pattern then.
Well, you need to use the clutch for your bellhousing. The early model bells can be converted to late model clutches fairly easily but I don't see it being simple to convert a late model bell to a long-style (old-style) clutch. Best thing to do is drill your old flywheel. You can buy a 28 oz flywheel predrilled from Ford motorsport but any machine shop should be able to handle it. Just remember you need to machine spots for the clutch pins as well as drill & tapping the bolt holes.
Charlie, I went to the parts store today and picked up an early fox clutch that i think will work (i hope??). It is for a '79-84 or maybe '85 fox mustang 5.0. It has the diaphragm style pressure plate, and appeared to be extremely similar to the '89 clutch set except that it is 10" in diameter instead of 10.5" (oh well...my engine isn't THAT modified anyways...). Do you think this will work?? I haven't checked the fitment to the flywheel yet, but i'm pretty sure it ought to work. Will check it when i get home tonight. Mavaholic, I decided to go with a hydraulic clutch setup because it seemed vastly simpler than figuring out how to run a cable. I used an unidentified master cylinder with a rather big bore and a seperate reservoir (i have the part # at home), and bought a slave cylinder through some company online. I haven't gotten it all working yet (in fact the trans won't be in until i get my clutch stuff worked out), but in junkyarding yesterday i found a '84 (i think) T/A that had a clutch setup that looked like it would be VERY easy to adapt. Oh well...hindsight is always 20/20. I think i'll make an little site with pictures on my progress and the problems i ran into....
I am not familiar with the 79-84 clutches. However, I imagine it will work. Make sure if it is supposed to use shear pins you buy some and use them, they are designed to take the brunt of the force. The P/N for the pins: D1FZ-6397-B It took me forever to find a dealer that could look up that # for me
Got home and mocked up the clutch today, and i think it will work. The throwout bearing is a correct fit and all the holes line up. I am a little confused on the shear pins--how do i know if i need to use them? I noticed that there were no holes for dowel pins (is that the same as a shear pin?) that lined up with any holes in the pressure plate--in fact, the only holes in the pressure plate line up with the bolt holes, so i figure mine probably wasn't designed for them? My thought was to see if the local performance shop had some ARP pressure plate bolts, think that oughtta hold the torque of my lil' 302.
Yeah, shear pins are the same as dowel pins. If the clutch has holes in it about 1/4" dia between the bolts they are for the shear pins.
Check all the holes in the flywheel for threads, very carefully under bright light and magnification if necessary.....you should find that some of them don't have threads.....that's where the dowels go. In normal light I couldn't tell which holes were which. Got a magnifying glass and a good flashlight and lo and behold, there they were.
There are 6 bolts if that helps. I'm sorting out the dowel question myself. I'll let you know what I find out.
