need to find a input shaft from a 1946 standard transmission or the tool to align my new clutch thanks for any help steve hill #25502
You can buy Clutch aline tools reasonably cheaply at most large tool stores or even on line.
An easier way is to use a piece of dowel, the right size, and turn down the spigot end to fit.
The only time for an imput shaft is when dealing with multiple disk clutches where the splines have to be matched.
Bruce. >:D
I made one out of hardwood last winter for my 37 Cadillac coupe and it worked perfectly first time out. If you are a real worrier you can also take a piece of wood larger than the bell housing hole, drill a hole in the center of it the size of the dowel and glue it on in the appropriate spot on the the dowel shaft. Then chuck it up and turn the big piece down to fit the bell housing. You have a very stable disk mounter, as good as any bought spline.
Mine took about 20 minutes to make, less time than to go buy one. I used my metal lathe, but a wood lathe would certainly do as well. With a bit of creative thinking a drill press could probably be made to work using coarse files.
Jim Stamper CLC# 13470
On a lathe, turn down a circular piece of wood about 1 foot long to the diameter of the innermost diameter of the clutch driven disc splines. (You could probably use a piece sawn off the end of a wooden broomstick for raw material.)
Measure the depth and the inner diameter of the pilot bearing at the end of the crankshaft. Turn down a small portion of one end of the piece of wood to the depth and inner diameter of the pilot bearing and you have it.
If you can't use or don't have access to a lathe, a wood working shop could do it for you.
If all else fails, I have a spare input shaft I could lend you against shipping expenses, but I couldn't get to a post office for several days.