The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Driveline Stock Clutch Linkage - This Look Right?

Got the new linkage parts in, put the pedal on the bracket and set it up. Here's what it looks like (looking down from above):

http://i.imgur.com/9a1oCpdl.jpg

Both the link to offset rod and the offset rod are at an angle. Is this correct? The link-to-offset rod rubs against the crossmember slightly. What's wrong with this?

there will be a slight angle to both, and the pieces do come very close to things - there are 'nubs' on the rod that sit on each side of the eye, is the 'L' too far into the eye? then there's the return spring missing in that pic, which will pull against the angle, and should be a nut on each side of the clutch fork too, maybe you just need to 'tighten up' the clutch adjustment?

Bill

Bill -

Yes, just mocked it up with some tension to get the idea of it. No nuts came with the rod so I need to buy some and the spring just wasn't hooked up. The spring from the small eye on the rod to the post on the bell house, yes?

not sure on spring route for your year, various places were used ... I'd expect it to work fine once bolted up and adjusted, the angles and change over time with clutch adjustment is why that linkage is made that way, sloppy and forgiving

Bill

Sloppy and forgiving. Ha. But as you said, easier than any other setups. Is the spring all that keeps the rods from not being connected?

the spring helps position things, but mainly the tension of the clutch against the linkage keeps the pieces together, along with those nubs on the rod

Bill