HELP!

Anyone out there remember these OIL SPRAY clutches?
Any secret fixes??

The fuel system and ignition works great on this old 1970 truck now.

One of the last issues is the clutch dragging.
It is an OIL SPRAY clutch which has a pipe on the top inspection cover and an oil pump that sprays ATF into the clutch and pressure plate.

Problem is the **** clutch drags.
So bad that you can't go from neural to FWD or REV with the engine idling. And I have to start it in gear.

I took it all apart with intentions of replacing the worn clutch disk.........someone told me the grooves in the disk wear down smooth and that makes the disk stick to the flywheel with oil suction.

When I got it apart, I was amazed that everything looks like new. New flywheel, new or rebuilt pressure plate and very nice new looking disk with plenty of checkerboard grooves on the lining.

NOW WHAT??

I drilled 60 1/4 inch holes in the disk......right thru it.
To break up the surface and stop the suction.
I also put some waviness back in the disc to help it spring free from the flywheel......because it is supposed to have some 'set' in it and it was nearly flat.

Result..........it is WORSE !!
It drags worse now!
I can't even go from FWD to REV or REV to FWD now.
I used to be able to quickly change directions if I shifted it quickly, but it has to much 'load' on it now.
It drags so bad it just grinds and will not go into gear if it is taken out of gear.
I even adjusted the clutch so I had maximum travel and MAX RELEASE....
It would not even drive the machine with the clutch out, but still dragged to bad to go into gear with the pedal fully depressed.

I am wondering at this point how these worked when NEW from the factory!

Many hours spent and it's worse than it was....


HELP please.....

dan k