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Now thats an idea! lol That's a very good point. The flywheel I bought from Memphis equipment came with a nice surface grind on it. The man in charge of their shop reaffirmed me that the new flywheel is ready for installation and that he installs them in his shop as is when new.

Yes, and pretty sparingly. I know of that exact hole, I shouldnt have an issue with it. No videos of it on youtube yet.:razz: I bought a completely new unit. It could have been resurfaced but i didnt want to trust someones workmanship, especially after how much heat it must have taken.

And because pictures are always nice to look at..

Just wanted to update this thread.. Everything is back together and the truck drives great. So just to put the information out there for others that may encounter such a mysterious problem as i did. THAT if you have the same symptoms as I had it could be due to loose and missing pressure plate...

Thanks guys. I'll be ordering a rear trans seal. Yesterday I pulled off the Pressure Plate and Clutch. Turns out the clutch must have been scorching hot at some point in time. The friction pads are glazed over, the flywheel and pressure plate both have heat marks as well. Even the input shaft...

Now that I have the preliminary information up there. My first observation when I first separated the trans is that one of the bolts that bolts the pressure plat to the bellhousing was rolling around the bottom near the inspection plate! Two more of the bolts were pretty loose too (i could spin...

Yesterday I dropped the transmission in my 1980 M35a2. I figured I would start a thread to help answer a few of my questions about changing out my clutch and pressure plate along with the PTO seals, transmission seals, and rear main seal. Hopefully this thread will help others who find...