Interesting no clutch disengagement

[Rondo]

Looks like sufficient movement. Are you sure your clutch disk is installed the correct way. I seem to recall some issues about no working if installed backwards.

 

[Austin86250]

I’m not sure how helpful it is, but here is a photo of my slave cylinder travel on my ZF-5. I have a video, but I don’t see a way to upload it so hopefully the pictures give a good idea.

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Thank you! Yea you have to upload videos to YouTube first to be able to have them on here which is stupid, it appears to be that I have enough slave travel

Looks like sufficient movement. Are you sure your clutch disk is installed the correct way. I seem to recall some issues about no working if installed backwards.

The clutch was installed correctly, it did work great for 2k miles

 

[Austin86250]

Interesting how I found nothing to be wrong with the pedal assembly even though I found there to be quite a lot of play in it

 

[Austin86250]

Interesting, after putting it back together with the old bushings as I ordered the wrong ones there is no play in it what so ever I dont know what I did to it but I am not complaining

 

[Austin86250]

Hell yea got the tranny thrown back in and she’s smooth as silk still some air gotta pump it once in a while but she’ll ride for now

 

[Old Goat]

Great, what ever you did, some times that is what it takes.
When you had the shaft in your hand in the 3rd picture, would have been a good time to grind off the weld, and drive out the pin and do the Heim Joint Mod.
Unless you already did it.

Glad you are up and running.


Goat.

 

[Austin86250]

Great, what ever you did, some times that is what it takes.
When you had the shaft in your hand in the 3rd picture, would have been a good time to grind off the weld, and drive out the pin and do the Heim Joint Mod.
Unless you already did it.

Glad you are up and running.


Goat.

Oh yea, just did it the other week as I thought play in my clutch rod was my issue.

 

[Austin86250]

Well heim joint mod wasn’t without its difficulties… the rod bent while tightening the lock nut and driving home made it buckle
Is there a way to get the rod out of the master I’ve tried before but was unsuccessful but maybe y’all know

 

[Old Goat]

Here is a thread on how to remove the rod from the MC.

HOW TO: Change clutch master cylinder pushrod - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

'80-'86 HOWTO's - HOW TO: Change clutch master cylinder pushrod - If you want to change a pushrod and jot the entire cylinder such as I did to get an adjustable one (15$ at napa) here's how to do it. If you pull the rod out you will break the clips inside that hold the rod in place. Pull the...

www.ford-trucks.com

IDIOT mentions he cut some 3/8" tubing in half.

clutch heim joint

So these have a common tendency to wear out the bushing that goes on the pedal where the clutch master cylinder rod connects. Once the bushing is gone the eye wears out, along with the pin on the pedal. You could replace both, but why stay with such a failure prone design. Start by...

www.oilburners.net

Goat