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Default 72 clutch anti-rattle spring location

Rebuilt the clutch linkage on my 72 SB manual and cannot figure out where the rear anti-rattle spring on the horizontal link between the bellcrank and the clutch fork connects. Front one is easy, but the rear spring is the issue. I see the ring on the linkage itself for one end, but cannot figure out where/how it connects to the clutch fork. Don't see a hole in the fork, and the AIM isn't very clear. Don't see a hole in the clevis pin, either, and cannot believe that it hooks into the eye of the cotter pin?

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Hello,
Here's the 2 springs location on a 71 sb.
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One spring end goes from the bellcrank to the firewall near the steering column. Look for the tiny hole in the flange.

the fork does have a hole. Just need to look again.

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Thanks. So the end goes into the slot on the clutch fork? I guess there are two slots in the fork?
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Originally Posted by 72and92
Thanks. So the end goes into the slot on the clutch fork? I guess there are two slots in the fork?
The spring goes to a small hole in the fork.

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