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Hey All, Today I installed my new McLeod street pro diaphragm style clutch. I have only driven it a few miles so I don't have a fully developed opinion yet, but boy is it different. Pedal pressure is greatly reduced. And pedal effort drops as you go past the center of travel too. It is going to...

Im sure this has been gone over before, but I only found one old thread and it wasn't very helpful. And it was from 2007 and I don't know if tech has changed on this. I've relegated myself to buying a decent clutch. Brewers has always treated me well so I was looking at the Centerforce and...

Hey All, I drove my 833 o/d for a few miles and then drained the fluid (mix of atf and gear oil) and it looks to have sparklie bits of aluminum in it. The only thing aluminum in the trans that I am aware of is the case. Where would this be coming from? What makes direct contact with the case...

Hey all, Just did an auto to 4 speed conversion in my 68 Val. I'm planning a 5.9 efi, (hopefully Passon) o/d combo in the future. For now it is just a standard 833 o/d. I will have to swap out the flywheel for the efi upgrade and will go with a higher quality clutch at that point too. In the...

Hey All, Just installed a new clutch kit in my car. 68 Val, 273 now with 833 o/d. While I was putting the trans back in I popped the top fork arm of the clutch fork out of the little spring keeper on the throw out bearing. I could see it, but couldn't reach it to push it back on. Because the...

Hey All, At long last, I fired up my car for the first time since last October when I pulled, well everthing, to do a rear end, 4 speed, suspension, K member, upgrade. The engine is running very nicely, but probs with the trans. Or more specifically the clutch. I am using an 833 OD. It has a...

So i was installing my firewall clutch boot last night. I bought one from Brewers. It came with a flaw in the neck where it touches the rod. Wayne at Brewers promptly sent out a replacement. So far so good. So i decide to try installing the flawed boot as a practice run b/c the ends are so...

Hey All, I just installed a new clutch boot. It is bunched up at the bottom. There isn't any thing I can do about it as the pivot point and t/o bearing determine the angle of the arm. Any one else have this issue? It just looks sloppy. Ah well......

Hey all, Does this look right? Seems like it's stretched out to far. Yes , no? Thanks CE

Anyone know if I can replace the extension housing gasket in a 833 od without removing the housing completely? I was wondering if I could unbolt the housing and swing it up like you would to get to the expansion plug, then try to work the gasket over the housing just like you put a tire on a...

Dunno if anyone has posted this before. The first part is elementary but the part about how the synchronizers, etc. work is pretty interesting if you don't understand it. Manual Transmission, How it works ? - YouTube CE

I should get to weld in my 4 spped hump this weekend. Should I use stitch welds and fill the rest with seam sealer? Somehow welding the entire circumference of the hump seems excessive. Yes /no? Also I was thinking of using undercoating on the bottom (exterior) side. I have already shot...

I measured the hole in the back of my 273 crank today and came up with something in the neighborhood of .895/.900-ish (hard to get the calipers in there and didn't feel like breaking out the pin gauges) I see on Brewer's website that a new crank pilot bushing has an od of .940. I was...

The 4 speed trans used bell to block braces didn't they? Was test fitting my new O/D trans today and figured I'd try the automatic braces and they didn't even come close. I couldn't find any used or re-pop pieces at Brewers or Passon. Just want to make sure I'm not missing something...

Hey All, I am installing a 4 speed 833 O/D in my 68 Valiant 273 car right now. I have my Trans and bell but no clutch s/u and flywheel. I don't want to break the bank b/c I am going to swap in a 5.9 EFI motor in the future and will have to replace the flywheel at that point to account for...

Went through the bolt pile tonight and came up with four 7/16X14 grade 5 bolts of the proper length to mate my bell to the O/D trans. Is grade 5 ok or do I really need grade 8. Thanks CE

Hey all, I just bought a cast iron sb 833 bell from "65 Dartman" (thanks Don!!!) And I'm trying to figure out if a large clutch (10 in. Is the big one right?) Will work in it. Cannot find a casting # on that puppy anywhere. Are there some that do not use them? Any ideas where to look? Oh...

Years ago i read an article (Mopar Action maybe??) about doing a 4 speed upgrade to an automatic car. I've searched online to no avail. Anyone remember this (or another) article and can point me in the right direction? I am getting ready to install a 833 O/D in my 68 Val. I have most of my...