Gm gen III Lr4 to sm465, clutch problems

[Severett]

Dropping Gm Gen III 4.8l Lr4 vortec into my 1977 CJ7 .. Have it bolted to sm465 Transmission with How hydraulic throw out bearing . When I tighten down the pressure plate I see significant interference with the flywheel, the fingers bend significantly.. Now I can not get clutch to disengage .. I feel that I either need to shim pressure plate or find a " thinner fly where".. Does this make sense. Any help would be appreciated

 

[MyfirstCj5]

I had a similar problem putting the 465 in my CJ. The bearing nose cone was about an 1/8" too long. I cut a 1/4 in off and had no more problems. Also, if you have an adjustable throw out bearing, it may need to be taken in a bit. Not sure if a hydraulic bearing would be similar to mine but it's worth checking.


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[Lumpy Grits]

:ww:

To you BOTH.
I have no experience with this issue. Interested to see what's the best way to solve this is.


LG

 

[Jimbocker]

Any results on this? I'm planning a similar swap in a '77 CJ7 .

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