58 - Modification of clutch rod
04-20-2016, 08:40 PM
#1
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
58 - Modification of clutch rod
I have read about every post regarding the poor design of the mounting of the clutch rod to the Z-bar and the only solution that made sense to me was the one that vetrod62 (Jim) came up with.
So, I bit the bullet and cut my clutch rod at the point where I would have the same distance (but some adjustment) with the Heim joint.
I then threaded the rod with at 7/16x20 and installed the summit racing Heim joint which I found from a post by FTF (Frank).
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-msf7
Manufacturer's Part Number: SUM-MSF7
I didn't want to modify the z-bar...so I left the pressed on metal but obviously had to remove the bushing cause the Heim joint is a lot thicker.
I used a 5/8" bolt (total bolt length 2 1/4") with no threads at the head, and this fit nicely into the Heim joint. I took a nut, threaded it on the bolt and then grinded it down to fit inside z-bar to keep the 5/8" bolt from wiggling.
I then removed the nut, put a washer on the bolt, then the grinded down nut (bushing), cinched it down...slide it into the Heim joint, then the z-bar, then another washer then a lock washer, then the nut. Works great.
BTW...when I went to tighten up my original bolt...it snapped and this is what made me go this route.
So, I bit the bullet and cut my clutch rod at the point where I would have the same distance (but some adjustment) with the Heim joint.
I then threaded the rod with at 7/16x20 and installed the summit racing Heim joint which I found from a post by FTF (Frank).
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-msf7
Manufacturer's Part Number: SUM-MSF7
I didn't want to modify the z-bar...so I left the pressed on metal but obviously had to remove the bushing cause the Heim joint is a lot thicker.
I used a 5/8" bolt (total bolt length 2 1/4") with no threads at the head, and this fit nicely into the Heim joint. I took a nut, threaded it on the bolt and then grinded it down to fit inside z-bar to keep the 5/8" bolt from wiggling.
I then removed the nut, put a washer on the bolt, then the grinded down nut (bushing), cinched it down...slide it into the Heim joint, then the z-bar, then another washer then a lock washer, then the nut. Works great.
BTW...when I went to tighten up my original bolt...it snapped and this is what made me go this route.
04-20-2016, 08:50 PM
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04-20-2016, 09:14 PM
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I have read about every post regarding the poor design of the mounting of the clutch rod to the Z-bar and the only solution that made sense to me was the one that vetrod62 (Jim) came up with.
So, I bit the bullet and cut my clutch rod at the point where I would have the same distance (but some adjustment) with the Heim joint.
I then threaded the rod with at 7/16x20 and installed the summit racing Heim joint which I found from a post by FTF (Frank).
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-msf7
Manufacturer's Part Number: SUM-MSF7
I didn't want to modify the z-bar...so I left the pressed on metal but obviously had to remove the bushing cause the Heim joint is a lot thicker.
I used a 5/8" bolt (total bolt length 2 1/4") with no threads at the head, and this fit nicely into the Heim joint. I took a nut, threaded it on the bolt and then grinded it down to fit inside z-bar to keep the 5/8" bolt from wiggling.
I then removed the nut, put a washer on the bolt, then the grinded down nut (bushing), cinched it down...slide it into the Heim joint, then the z-bar, then another washer then a lock washer, then the nut. Works great.
BTW...when I went to tighten up my original bolt...it snapped and this is what made me go this route.
So, I bit the bullet and cut my clutch rod at the point where I would have the same distance (but some adjustment) with the Heim joint.
I then threaded the rod with at 7/16x20 and installed the summit racing Heim joint which I found from a post by FTF (Frank).
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-msf7
Manufacturer's Part Number: SUM-MSF7
I didn't want to modify the z-bar...so I left the pressed on metal but obviously had to remove the bushing cause the Heim joint is a lot thicker.
I used a 5/8" bolt (total bolt length 2 1/4") with no threads at the head, and this fit nicely into the Heim joint. I took a nut, threaded it on the bolt and then grinded it down to fit inside z-bar to keep the 5/8" bolt from wiggling.
I then removed the nut, put a washer on the bolt, then the grinded down nut (bushing), cinched it down...slide it into the Heim joint, then the z-bar, then another washer then a lock washer, then the nut. Works great.
BTW...when I went to tighten up my original bolt...it snapped and this is what made me go this route.
04-20-2016, 09:21 PM
#5
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
Tom...I was under the car last night installing that anti-rattle spring...WHAT A PITA!!! I spent a good hour trying to get it on...then once I got it on, I forgot about the leather dust cover...so I took it off. Then I tried to mount the spring so the front end of it would go through the hole from top to bottom on the rod. I think I spent 3 hours on this.
Yours look over the top!
Yours look over the top!
04-20-2016, 11:28 PM
#6
Burning Brakes
Good looking work! I went the metal bushing route on my 57, based on FTF's threads, and has been working well. My only concern is that metal bushing in z bar has some play in it (up/down) when all bolted together.