Pressure plate adjustment??

[Andy D]

No need to show pictures. The mere fact that the pressure plates are self adjusting is a neat fact. I hope it works better than self-adjusting drum brakes.

 

[Mark_88]

This is about the only thing I haven't ever tried replacing on my vehicles and I just learned something that I may need to know in the coming weeks when I finally get my engine swapped...thanks!

If anyone happens to have more instructions on this procedure I'd appreciate it...I do have a Haynes manual but I have never shifted it, er, read the clutch remove/install section...maybe I might have a look at that...

 

[Road Angels]

Clutch

Hers a Sachs, plate made in Spain, disc in the UK, pilot bearing made in USA, non adjustable, is about $50 less, I just am old school and like to feel my clutch wearing out under my foot, 99 ranger 2.5

 

[Hammermechanic]

Thanks for posting this Road Angel. I'm doing a 2.3 Turbo swap right now,in an 88 Ranger and already installed a new Ford Motorsport Clutch set,which is Non Adjustable. After following this trhead I was wondering if I made a mistake using it. The Motorsport set is popular with the Xr4ti/Turbocoupe/SVO crowd,and figured it would be a good choice for my application...until I saw this thread,and the doubt set in!

 

[RustRanger]

Adjust It Yourself

Had a mishap with my clutch disc caused by driving it almost a year with only two bolts holding the engine and trans together ( both on the same side ) so I had to get a new disc. Seems all auto parts stores in the world only sell a whole kit these days and you have to buy at least both parts. Mine was in real nice shape so I just wanted to get just a disc and got one from a remanufacturer for decent price. Then discovered I had a self -adjusting plate and had to re- adjust the thing before putting it together. I found out it wasn't near as bad as first thought and whipped up a means that made it a piece of cake.
Took a large piece of channel that I had kicking around, drilled and tapped a 3/8 - 16 hole in it , screwed a length of threaded rod into it and used that to compress the springs. You clamp it down a ways and the self-adjusting ring becomes loose. Use a small screwdriver or something to move it against the springs to compress the little self-adjuster springs. You then hold it there while loosening the clamping screw and then it stays by itself. Voila.

Like the Russian astronaut in the movie 2010, he said " Easy as cake, piece of pie "