Factoid

I assembled the clutch linkage on my modified 1964 coupe yesterday and as I was adjusting the clutch I noticed significant slop in the linkage. The slop seems to be at the fork where the rod connects. If I adjust the clutch to ensure there is sufficient clearance for the TO bearing, when I depress the pedal it moves a couple of inches before the fork moves. Is that pivot point a common wear point? The fork is new, but the rod is original and is loose on the attachment pin.

MelWff

are any of the holes elongated from wear?

AZDoug

Is the pin the correct size?
Doug

Grampy

I had a large amount of slop at the pedal/pushrod connection where the leverage ratio lets the pedal move a lot before the slop is taken up. Both pieces had wear. You might also want to check for wear in that area if you haven't already done so.

Factoid

All good thoughts. The pin came with the fork and is tight. I thought the hole in the rod looked okay, but I looked again and it is much larger than the pin. I’ll get another one and see how it looks.

DansYellow66

The two lower anti rattle springs and the upper firewall spring sort of work against each other on taking slop out of all the rods, fork and z-bar connections. I had a lot of slop in the slower rod **** and the lower z-bar lever that the two anti-rattle springs should automatically take up. But the two little springs are countered by the upper spring and depending on which is stronger - pushing the pedal down may have to take up the play before the fork starts to move. I made a little split bushing out of a strip of metal to go around the rod tip and slide into the hole of the z-bar and held in place by a thin shim washer and the G-clip to delete the play just in case.

tf104

I ordered a kit from zip M3976 it uses rod ends on the ends of the clutch rods. I have not received it yet but it looks like a good solution for a smooth clutch,

Factoid

Dan, I thought about welding the hole closed and then redrilling a new one, but then realized a new rod is less than $20. I’ll order a new rod.

DansYellow66

Yes - my rods are relatively new and I didn't want to mess with removing the Z-bar and welding up the hole but it didn't look elongated so I took the expedient way out.