Clutch for NV4500 Swap

[LNielson]

I'm gathering parts for my impending SM465 to NV4500 swap. I'm going to pick up a new clutch and probably a new flywheel too.

My truck has a good running 350 SBC. Any reason why I should go with something other than with this LUK Clutch ($90 on Rock Auto).

 

[Vombrown]

About to do the same and I found a brute force somewhere for 72.00 I thought it was rock auto. Nothing wrong with the clutch you have listed there.

 

[obijuank5]

That's what I have. Good stuff.

 

[campfire]

I bought the stock SM465 clutch disk from LUK. Might even be the same part number you posted. You may have problems with the height of the pressure plate and throw out bearings depending on what clutch/bellhousing combination you are running.

 

[LNielson]

I bought the stock SM465 clutch disk from LUK. Might even be the same part number you posted. You may have problems with the height of the pressure plate and throw out bearings depending on what clutch/bellhousing combination you are running.

Hmmm, I hope not. i'm using the stock hydro bell. I drilled/tapped the trans case for the SM465 bolt pattern.

 

[campfire]

Hmmm, I hope not. i'm using the stock hydro bell. I drilled/tapped the trans case for the SM465 bolt pattern.

That's what I did. Just make sure that your slave, arm, throw-out bearing, and pressure plate are all from the same application. I wound up being 3/8" off at the slave cylinder. Close enough that I could correct it with a longer rod. But if it had been much further off the arm would have contacted the bell housing.

I ruined a master cylinder figuring this out (because the slave was bottoming out too soon). But it shouldn't be a problem for you since you know what to look for.

Unlike me, you're starting with a matched pressure plate and bearing. So the only potential problem is the arm. And there are only a couple of hydro arms out there, so it's harder to screw up.

 

[LNielson]

I'll do my best to check that out, thanks for the heads up.

I bought all the parts through Rock Auto listed as the heavy duty parts for my year truck. I hope it all plays nice together.

 

[campfire]

I'll do my best to check that out, thanks for the heads up.

I bought all the parts through Rock Auto listed as the heavy duty parts for my year truck. I hope it all plays nice together.

I wound up with a clutch set for a 6.5/NV4500 and a bearing for an SM465. Should still match, per the catalog. But somewhere in there things got confused.

The LUK is for my second conversion, but it's still in the box at this point.

 

[LNielson]

I wound up with a clutch set for a 6.5/NV4500 and a bearing for an SM465. Should still match, per the catalog. But somewhere in there things got confused.

The LUK is for my second conversion, but it's still in the box at this point.

I have a stash of parts like that too, surely they'll be useful someday, right?

 

[campfire]

I have a stash of parts like that too, surely they'll be useful someday, right?

We sure do like to tell ourselves that, eh?