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I have been on old chevy manuals project to see if i could see a picture if the bracket is worn on betsy it has a groove where the linc that connects it to the throw out lever touch or is that to keep it in place cannot find anything .I am sure some one has been there many times,i just need to know if it worn out and i need a new one .PICTURES ANY ONE. Again Thanks.

might matter what year 'betsy' is .... look here, the L shaped piece, which attaches to the throw out with the adjustment bolts, does have factory notches to keep it in the eye

Bill

NO8 clutch offset rod does have a notch ,(thank you) one less thing to wait for UPS to deliver. Betsy is a 1951.I said this before you guys are great. Thanks again

What is "NO8"? I don't think the rod should have any notches. The rods have tabs or "ears" to keep the rod in place, but not notches to best of my memory. Mine is restored, wrapped, and in storage right now, so I can't look.

I believe he's refering to part number 8

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Tabs, ears, nubs, notches, tomato

I believe what you are seeing is wear from the link movement on it.
I always weld up that recess.

Yeah that is what I figured it was too, just wear. originally I filled it in with JB Weld, but now that I have a mig, I figured on going back and welding up the notch.....

John

IMHO, a small "notch" from wear wont hurt anything. Just grease it up and keep an eye on it. Certainly filling the notch by welding is a good approach to fixing a deeply worn rod.

Since there is about a one in a million chance of finding a
original factory new clutch release rod gp 0.787 pn 3676398
to tell if they did have notch in them or not and I can’t
document it I’ll withdraw my comments and yeld the floor to
PreDave.
DG

Contrary to Denny I believe it is wear, unless we are talking about two different things.
If you study the movement of the adjuster in relation to the link when the clutch is disengaged you will see that the link stays in a straight line and the adjuster and fork that it is attached to are pivoting off the pivot ball and swinging in an arc. This creates movement at this connection.
I have 5 loose adjusters and all show different amounts of wear. Here is a link to pictures of the best and worst worn adjusters I have. LINK TO PICTURES

The pictures you showed me are the same with the smaller slot between the tabs are just like mine. Thank you