aligning clutch plate

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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

JD, a clutch aligning tool was and still is a first year apprentice college job for fitter/machinists in Qld. Exactly as you describe, with a knurled hand grip. Dimensions were usually provided for a variety of popular vehicles, to be chosen by the apprentice. Still have mine, for 48/215-FJ Holden. A turning between centres exercise, time allowed 45 minutes. Material- black bar to be set in a four jaw chuck, centred each end and faced to length, then turned and knurled between centres.

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Not anymore now they make a bush drift same idea though

I always do it by eye and use a 1/2 inch socket extension to move the clutch plate into position - gearbox and engine have always mated perfectly ;)

The bush drift was also a first year exercise. All they have changed in the last fifty years is to express the dimensions in metric. Others unchanged are the small vee thread machine jack, the larger square thread machine jack, the vee blocks, the toolmakers clamps, the surface guage, the three small surface plates.

Ok no tools required :D . i have the eye of an eagle:eek:. motor and gearbox mated up first go . Thanks to all the replys;)

Well done. I usually use the Mark One Eyeball to good effect.