Flywheel Drive pins, replace when replacing the clutch?

I would highly recommend replacing the dogs in a pot flywheel. And yes check the gaps to the intermediate plate and use the correct tool to install. If you dont, the plate will hang and the clutch will struggle to release. Dont forget new rattle springs if they dont come with the new clutch. They did not come with the last one I did.

I always make habit to hook up the clutch linkage and turn the output yoke in gear to ensure full release before buttoning things up.

 

For sure working on an old one with a 14" pot flywheel.

 

For a one time deal you can get by with a small square and a good eye.
Some people really work hard replacing these. It is much easier if you loosen the allen set screws in the holes first. Some had one long one and others used two short ones in each hole.
Some only had four pins but always go back with six.
Lay the first clutch disc in the flywheel and drop the center plate in its place. Paint the plate at a pin location. Then check the clearance on both sides of each individual pin. Clamp the plate in a vice and file center plate as needed for clearance.
Then put it in the truck aligning the paint mark.

 

Most clutch shops will pull these dogs to resurface the flywheel so the stone clears. The shop we use their installation tool must be worn cuz their crooked every time. If you do get it turned ensure the surface where the clutch mounts is flat clear to the edge. Sometimes lazy po get a worn cup and surface is not flat up the corner where it's hard to get.