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white_elephant · 01-08-2012, 09:57 AM

i got a 302 and I am hooking it up to a np435 the clutch/pressure plate and flywheel are from an 88 bronco and the tranny is from a 76 f150...when i put the tranny in place it hits the pressure plate and i cant move the engine, i took the tranny out and just put the bellhousing i can see where is hitting and is not that much can i grind the bellhousing to clear it? if not what do you think is wrong,

i found a thread about it and the guy said it was that problem but never gave out a damn solution!

Ditchrunner · 01-08-2012, 12:28 PM

So that clutch is from a M50D 5spd tranny? I think that might be your problem. Look for a 1984 4spd clutch/press. plate/throw out bearing.

white_elephant · 01-08-2012, 08:24 PM

I will look into that, guessing those are smaller?

catfab · 01-10-2012, 07:06 AM

It depends on what bellhousing you have. I ran an 11 inch clutch on my 302 with an np435 but the bellhousing was from an 86. The clutch needs to match the year bellhousing and flywheel.
IIRC a 76 is a mechanical clutch fork also. You need a bellhousing that will run an external hydraulic and the fork

white_elephant · 01-10-2012, 02:41 PM

Can I run a 76 clutch and press plate ? I saw someone that made the fork work with a hydraulic pump.

Dr.Danger · 01-10-2012, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by white_elephant

Can I run a 76 clutch and press plate ? I saw someone that made the fork work with a hydraulic pump.

It's doable for sure, but I'm not sure that you'd want to run a borg & beck style clutch (3 finger). Have you compared it to an early 80's diaphragm clutch yet?

white_elephant · 01-10-2012, 08:25 PM

No really, this is scenario, this 302 is in my wrangler, the tranny is from a 76 f150 with a i6 which the bellhousing fits the 302 do everything's fits perfectly, now the pressure plate is getting stock with the bellhousing, options? I'm going to try and run an 84 pressure plate and clutch and t. Bearing.

If that doesn't work I think I might be able to grind the bellhousing to clear the pressure plate (anyone think this is a good idea?)

01-08-2012, 09:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
white_elephant Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 99575 Location: CHEYENNE WYOMING Posts: 451	help with bellhousing i got a 302 and I am hooking it up to a np435 the clutch/pressure plate and flywheel are from an 88 bronco and the tranny is from a 76 f150...when i put the tranny in place it hits the pressure plate and i cant move the engine, i took the tranny out and just put the bellhousing i can see where is hitting and is not that much can i grind the bellhousing to clear it? if not what do you think is wrong, i found a thread about it and the guy said it was that problem but never gave out a damn solution! __________________ by rugger:If you are going to try to destroy someone's ego then you do it without reservation. Last edited by white_elephant; 01-08-2012 at 09:58 AM.

01-08-2012, 08:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
white_elephant Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 99575 Location: CHEYENNE WYOMING Posts: 451	I will look into that, guessing those are smaller? __________________ by rugger:If you are going to try to destroy someone's ego then you do it without reservation.

01-10-2012, 07:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
catfab Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Member # 166341 Location: naugatuck,ct Posts: 25	It depends on what bellhousing you have. I ran an 11 inch clutch on my 302 with an np435 but the bellhousing was from an 86. The clutch needs to match the year bellhousing and flywheel. IIRC a 76 is a mechanical clutch fork also. You need a bellhousing that will run an external hydraulic and the fork Last edited by catfab; 01-10-2012 at 07:12 AM.

01-10-2012, 02:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
white_elephant Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 99575 Location: CHEYENNE WYOMING Posts: 451	Can I run a 76 clutch and press plate ? I saw someone that made the fork work with a hydraulic pump. __________________ by rugger:If you are going to try to destroy someone's ego then you do it without reservation.

01-10-2012, 08:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
white_elephant Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Member # 99575 Location: CHEYENNE WYOMING Posts: 451	No really, this is scenario, this 302 is in my wrangler, the tranny is from a 76 f150 with a i6 which the bellhousing fits the 302 do everything's fits perfectly, now the pressure plate is getting stock with the bellhousing, options? I'm going to try and run an 84 pressure plate and clutch and t. Bearing. If that doesn't work I think I might be able to grind the bellhousing to clear the pressure plate (anyone think this is a good idea?) __________________ by rugger:If you are going to try to destroy someone's ego then you do it without reservation.

01-08-2012, 12:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ditchrunner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Member # 34517 Location: Mt Posts: 353	So that clutch is from a M50D 5spd tranny? I think that might be your problem. Look for a 1984 4spd clutch/press. plate/throw out bearing.

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