Best place to buy a clutch

[joncon]

Where 's the best place to buy a clutch and pressure plate for a Henry J 6cyl?

[Fid]

In 2015 I got one from

http://walcks4wd.com/

Disk

http://walcks4wd.com/disc-clutch-8-1-2.html

Pressure plate

http://walcks4wd.com/pressure-plate-8-1-2.html

[h-e-n-r-y-j]

Don't let the parts counter guy talk you into buying a jeep clutch. It wont fit. There is a local brake and clutch rebuild shop that I have used. Maybe an option where you are?

[Fid]

Don't let the parts counter guy talk you into buying a jeep clutch. It wont fit.

Alan, I'm curious as to what problems you may have had.  I bought the whole clutch for my green J back in '07 at Northstar Willys (now defunct) and it was correct.  The other one I bought at Walcks is the one I installed in Edgar Kaiser's J and it was correct.  Maybe there are others that aren't and the Jeep guys don't know the difference?

[h-e-n-r-y-j]

The splines on the disc were not the same. The guy insisted that it would work so I ordered it. Didn't fit.

[h-e-n-r-y-j]

I recall asking for a HJ clutch. The counter guy (60 years old in 1999) said "same as willis". I said "I don't think so". He said something that made me feel stupid and uncertain of what I knew even though I had intimate knowledge of HJ clutches having owned one since 1977. So I ordered it. Returned it the same day it arrived. Had the original one rebuilt. Maybe there are many Willys variations when it comes to clutch disks... all I know id this one would not fit. Too few splines? Center shaft opening too small?

[Fid]

Hmmm, I never had any problems.  The splines all lined right up with the tranny shaft.  Been driving one of the cars for 10 years and the other for 2 so I'm guessing they were OK!
I also replaced just the disc in my blue J in 2011 but now that I think about it, that one was labeled and listed as "Henry J" but the other two I got from Jeep vendors.

[joncon]

Kaiser Willys Auto Supply, LLC. Has a kit listed for a 41-71 Jeep & Willys with the 134 4cyl and 161 6cyl with 8 1/2" clutch. It includes the pressure plate, clutch & throwout bearing with sleeve, for $159.00 with free shipping, no core charge. They say it fits a HJ as long as it's a 8 1/2 clutch.