i have a 1929 chevy pickup truck with a 194 ci engine and have been told i need a new pressure plate or have it resurfaced, if anyone can help please let me know

send it to Ft. ayne Clutch in indiana. they ad in hemmings. they rebuild my 31 pp and supplied a new clutch disc. smooth and good grip and tranny shifts as expected. seems to me was about 150 frogskins. mike

cool thanks but by chance do you know any place cheaper? i am only 18 years old and have limited money at the moment.

Several years ago when I was in the local NAPA store buying a few things I got talking to the manager about old cars and how I wanted to get my 1931 pressure plate rebuilt. He liked old cars so he said to bring it in. He sent it to Raybestos and they rebuilt it but they never charged him. He gave it back to me and said if he got a bill he would let me know. That was as cheap as it gets.
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Fort Wayne Clutch does have a website:
Fort Wayne Clutch

Hey Munchhin114"

I had a cracked pressure plate housing. I called Ft.Wayne but they didn't have one. So I threw out a "Wanted" email on our chat line and picked one up for 65 "frogskins". the housing a plate were a little rusted but otherwise in good shape. I used some sandpaper,shined up the disk,and installed it. It worked out great. BTW, I have a '31 Coach.
Good luck and good hunting.

Gotta31

Munchin114: Which pressure plate do you need....the early or the late?

Did they say why? Have they seen it?
The clutch only really works when taking off from stop, so maybe learn to live with it, if money is short. Does it grab? Chatter? Slip?

How about a picture? Sounds like a great truck! I have a '34.

junkyard dog, i believe it is for the late truck because it has the straight six in it.
Wilson, they said it needs to be replaced because the actual pad is cracking because the truck has been sitting for almost 50 years.

Munchin114: All 1929 Chevrolets had the straight six cylinder engine. The last four cylinder was in 1928. Two pressure plates were used in 1929, an early and a late. Which one is yours?

i honestly don't know, is there any way to tell?

munchin114,
A couple of years ago I bought a motor and clutch assemblly from what they said was a '31 truck. I haven't taken it off the motor yet but will to check it out. I will try to email you a picture of it some time after Easter. It would be nice if you could post a picture of your truck here to see what you are starting out with. I gave 2 of my grandsons a couple of old cars to work on later and they sure look forward to it.
jerrygolf