1946 Pontiac Streamliner Clutch HELP ! Service Manual

[Guest 46 Poncho]

Hi,

I am from Australia and recently received my 1946 Pontiac Streamliner Straight 8  3 speed manual ...

Upon receiving the car from the USA the clutch appears worn out. 

We have removed the clutch and it appears to be the incorrect clutch for this vehicle as it has obviously had some work on it it recently...

The pressure plate looks new as does the the lining however they have tried to shim out the clutch with washers to try to make this clutch work !

I have ordered a work shop manual but it is yet to arrive ....

Does anyone have any pictures of what the original clutch components look like ... or a extract from the service manual 

We are looking to compare these components with the original .... 

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

I may have to try and locate original clutch components for this vehicle.

 

 

Thanks in Advance

[Guest]

 When I needed a new clutch disc for my Pontiac I took the old one into a GM Dealer and left with a 80's Camaro disc.  A quarter inch larger but the correct thickness and splines. You could also look at The Filling Station.  There listings are for Chevs and GMCs but many many pieces from Chevs fit Pontiac. https://www.fillingstation.com/catalog.htm

Good luck and Happy motoring.

[Guest 46 Poncho]

Thanks for the quick reply and links ! I will forward some emails to them.

Cheers !

[Guest]

Some of my Australian friends have used  http://www.australianclutch.com.au/products/brands/classic-clutch

[32Pontiac6]

Tinindian.... are you saying the '30 clutch disk is interchangeable with a modern Camaro?

 

[Guest]

I'm saying a modern (late 70's early 80's I think) Camaro disk fits even though it is 1/4 inch larger in diameter. I never looked it up, the parts man just matched it to my old disk.  The friction material is different (coarser) but seems to have worked fine for 200,000+ miles, of course I only use the clutch for starting and going into reverse.  Most of the time I don't even double de-clutch, just match the revs and shift it is slower but easier on the left leg.  If traffic is really heavy and in a hurry I will use the clutch as it is faster.

[Guest 46 Poncho]

Thanks for the reply 

I have finally managed to sort out the problem I managed to locate another  ( correct ) clutch disc and pressure plate ! I have now fitted it and it works perfectly ! 

Turns out there were quite a few differences between the previous clutch disc and the new one. 

Guess they were trying to make do with what they had .... 

 

Thanks to everyone for the input !