Power Brake Conversion Clevis Rod Length
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Power Brake Conversion Clevis Rod Length
I have searcehd and read and can't find the answer. I picked up a booster and master from NAPA to convert my '68 manual brakes to power. Everything is in but the holes in the clevis do not line up with holes in the pedal.(4-speed car). I used a donor clevis from a '79 auto car. The rod is smooth and I don't see any adjustment. I can't turn it in place because it is partially on the pedal arm. It falls short about 3/8" of lining up with the hole. What am I missing? 
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Did you switch which hole on the brake pedal you put the Clovis yoke? You have to switch positions between the yoke and the brake light striker plate. You'll need a new striker plate as well.
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Yes I did....well I tried. For the switch the clevis should go in the bottom hole but it falls short.
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I don't know if it's all the way out. I was hoping for a solution to adjust it without having to remove the booster. It was a gem to get it the first time. I know I should have had enough sense to check it first but being the weekend knuckle buster that I am I did not.
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I don't know if it's all the way out. I was hoping for a solution to adjust it without having to remove the booster. It was a gem to get it the first time. I know I should have had enough sense to check it first but being the weekend knuckle buster that I am I did not.
I was trying to find an old post where I went through much the same thing and could only find one about nearly going postal when I dropped the clevis pin and couldn't find it again. That bastich didn't reappear for a month. I'm not sure that post will solve your problem but I'll attach it if I can find it again. It may well have been on another forum.
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Isn't that the truth
I was trying to find an old post where I went through much the same thing and could only find one about nearly going postal when I dropped the clevis pin and couldn't find it again. That bastich didn't reappear for a month. I'm not sure that post will solve your problem but I'll attach it if I can find it again. It may well have been on another forum.
I was trying to find an old post where I went through much the same thing and could only find one about nearly going postal when I dropped the clevis pin and couldn't find it again. That bastich didn't reappear for a month. I'm not sure that post will solve your problem but I'll attach it if I can find it again. It may well have been on another forum.
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http://www.vettemod.com/forum/showth...?t=3764&page=3
http://www.vettemod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3578
Neither is the one that I was looking for but a lot of good and relevant information.
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Maybe the following will keep you from going that route:
http://www.vettemod.com/forum/showth...?t=3764&page=3
http://www.vettemod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3578
Neither is the one that I was looking for but a lot of good and relevant information.
http://www.vettemod.com/forum/showth...?t=3764&page=3
http://www.vettemod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3578
Neither is the one that I was looking for but a lot of good and relevant information.
I was only kidding about the Hydroboost. I am already knee deep in the power conversion. I may be looking at something incorrectly. I reinstalled the brake light switch (68 only) and I assume the pedal should (at rest) be all of the way out against the rubber bumper stop. That leaves it just a little closer to the firewall than the clutch pedal. If I disregard this and install it where the clevis is it will be approximately 1/2" off of the bumper and will not rest against it. The pedals will also be very uneven. Maybe they are supposed to be. Should the pedal at test be against the stop. I just pulled the booster and the clevis does not appear to be adjustable. It turns and turns and turns and......
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I was only kidding about the Hydroboost. I am already knee deep in the power conversion. I may be looking at something incorrectly. I reinstalled the brake light switch (68 only) and I assume the pedal should (at rest) be all of the way out against the rubber bumper stop. That leaves it just a little closer to the firewall than the clutch pedal. If I disregard this and install it where the clevis is it will be approximately 1/2" off of the bumper and will not rest against it. The pedals will also be very uneven. Maybe they are supposed to be. Should the pedal at test be against the stop. I just pulled the booster and the clevis does not appear to be adjustable. It turns and turns and turns and......
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Well at least I'm not the Lone Ranger. That topic is exactly what I am going through. Thanks for the help.
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