Flywheel and clutch assy.

[Leon]

Looking for a 10" flywheel, pressure plate, clutch, and throw out bearing for 61 283. New member since 1/2005. First posting. Awesome site

[John H.]

Re: Flywheel and clutch assy.

Leon -

Welcome aboard! Paragon has the correct reconditioned flywheel (casting #3729004) and the LuK "RepSet" replacement clutch kit (pressure plate, disc, and throwout bearing); used both on my '57, worked great, no problems.

[Joe L.]

Re: Flywheel and clutch assy.

Leon-----

First, welcome aboard.

Second, you don't want to be looking for a 10" flywheel. If you do, you'll be looking for a long time since none were ever made that would fit a Corvette engine. What you mean is you're looking for a flywheel for use with a 10" clutch as used on all C1 Corvettes with manual transmissions. This flywheel was a 14" flywheel with a 168 tooth ring gear. All examples that I'm aware of carried the casting number 3729004. This flywheel was available under a succession of GM PART numbers, the last one being GM #3986390 (doesn't appear anywhere on the flywheel, just on the box it was supplied in). The GM #3986390 was discontinued about 10 years ago and is not reproduced.

The clutch used with this application was a "3 finger type" Borg and Beck unit. It was last available under GM #3816144 (usually doesn't appear on the part). It's been discontinued for a long while, too.

The friction disc was last available under GM #3889346, but it's also discontinued.

The clutch release bearing is still available from GM. It's not the original style bearing, but a SERVICE replacement that will be 100% functional (no one will ever see it, either). It's available under GM #15680264 or Delco #CT24AG.

Paragon sells a reproduction of the original clutch assembly in a kit form which includes the pressure plate, disc, and release bearing. I believe it costs about 175 bucks, which is not a bad deal for the whole set-up. They also sell (or, at least, used to sell) reconditioned, used original flywheels for C1 applications. So, they might be able to set you up with everything you need.

Otherwise, you might find the flywheel on eBay or the Driveline classified ads.

[Leon Brown]

Re: Flywheel and clutch assy.

Thanks for the info on the flywheel and clutch assy. Scored on the clutch assy. but paragon was out of the pressure plate. Anyone out there have a casting 3729004 pressure plate for a 61???

I'm a new member and I don't miss a night in the forum. Let the good times roll.

[John H.]

Re: Flywheel and clutch assy.

Leon -

I think you meant 3729004 FLYWHEEL, not pressure plate; try Mary Jo Rohner (www.vettegal.com) or Grossmueller's (www.gccorvettes.com).