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Old 11-25-2009, 04:12 AM
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Originally Posted by hey_allen View Post
Talking about the flywheels, on the one I got in a 'kit' for a conversion it's decidedly not neutrally balanced.

That being said, I'm planning on going neutral balance on it, as I can't see any balance weights on my my flex plate or the torque converter other than the small adjustment tab welded on, which appears to just be enough to put it to neutral.


Regarding the replacement parts for the clutch and pressure plate, does anyone have a good reference for the parts for the older iron case transmissions?
The trans I got doesn't match up to the descriptions that I'm seeing on the parts applicability lists. For one, my shift levers don't all go up or down, but rather the middle one is down, while the forward and rear are up. (or vise-versa, I can't remember as it's been a couple of months on the back burner...)
I know of no way to tell by looking at the automatic flywheel visually to tell if it is neutral or not. I would only trust having it spun and checked by someone who can balance it.
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