Clutch repair - 1922 Oldsmobile

[OLDMAN]

I am starting to put my clutch back together and the original manual says to put powdered graphic on the two friction mats (discs) before installing. 

This seems to be counter intuitive. I would think that it would make the clutch slip, however when I serviced the clutch a few years ago, I put way too much graphic on the mats

and the clutch froze and would not disengage. When I pulled the clutch apart yesterday, the mats and driven disc were stuck together and to the bell housing. 

Any thoughts on this?

Thank you,

OLDMAN

PS If i can't fix it this time, I will contact Restorer32 and have them do the work.

[Restorer32]

If the car is not driven often it is a good idea to fabricate a prop to hold the clutch pedal in when not using the car. We have done this many times with earlier cars with cone clutches which are notorious for sticking.

[OLDMAN]

Thank you very much.

 

OLDMAN