<VV> Washer Ring - is it used on Flex Plate?

[Jay]

Greetings,
    THANK YOU, gentlemen!  I appreciate the help reigniting my stale 
neurons :)

       --- Jay


On Tue, 8 Sep 2026, Frank DuVal wrote:

> Right, ring not used with flex plate.
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> Frank DuVal
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>> On Sep 8, 2026, at 9:03 AM, Bryan Blackwell via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
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>> Hi Jay,
>>
>> The shorter bolts are required because there's no ring on a PG.  Just to double check, in the 1961 shop manual page 6-11 is a photo of the installed flex plate that clearly does not have a ring under the bolts.  Good luck with the rebuild!
>>
>> --Bryan
>>
>>> On Sep 7, 2026, at 10:07 AM, Jay via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Greetings great Collective of Knowledge,
>>>  Old age is catching up with me....
>>>
>>>  There is a ring with 6 holes in it that goes on the pressure plate on a clutch, where it bolts into the end of the crankshaft.   Was this ring also used on the FLEX PLATE for a Powerglide, or am I just having a "senior moment"????
>>>
>>>  I *know* about the shorter bolts used on a Flex Plate....so I haven't forgotten everything :)
>>>
>>>     --- Jay Nugent
>>>         o Ypsilanti, MI
>>>         o 1964 Greenbrier Delux with 95HP 164 cuin engine (rebuilding)
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