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Why does the clutch go on before the oil pan on this early Flathead?

You have to put the clutch, pressure plate and disc all on before the pan goes on, because they will not go through the hole: the pan captures the clutch.

Expert

Ed Smith

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

clutch, pressure plate, disc and oil pan

Applicable scope

1938 Ford Flathead V8, 21-stud, 221 cubic inch, as Ed describes it; the same engine as FF-0420 to FF-0431 at an earlier stage