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To adjust the clutch on my truck it says loosen nut A and tighten nut b and then tighten nut A... My question for the day is which way do i turn the nut be if I turn it anticlockwise nk will that give me more play in my clutch peddle or is it the other way around ...Thanks in advance Peter

Lengthening the adjusting rod gives you more free travel. Shortening the rod gives you less free travel. clockwise depends from which end you look.

thats right lol... Peter

thinking about this again if the rod is halfway looking from the front does the rod turn in or out if you get my drift

I guess I was a little ambiguous. Looking from the front of the truck there is a nut on the front and the back of the fork, which is the lever that goes into the clutch housing. To decrease free travel, turn the back nut a turn or to clockwise. Then turn the front nut clockwise until the rod is tight on the fork again. To increase free play turn the front nut counter clockwise a round or two. Then turn the rear nut counter clockwise until the rod is tight in the fork again. Do this until you get the desired free travel. I think the book calls for about 3/4" pedal free travel. I like a little more because if you do not have enough free travel, the throwout bearing will run with the clutch and wear itself out quickly. Make sure you have a return spring on the rod to keep the pedal up. Springs can break and fall out and people don't realize they are gone until the throwout bearing is squealing.