You're out of my juris diction here. Maybe Doc would know, or look in his clutch article?
I LOVE that "seem less like I didn't know what I was doing" phrase.
Gonna make Bristol by chance? Just wondering if I should lean on you harder...
Lou
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| Author: | sixinthehead [ Sat Sep 06, 2008 4:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Clutch fork "clocking", or... |
..."A Little Bit of Steel Let Me Down" Are there different blade-style fork pivots? Here's the problem: I used a bellhousing from an 84 pickup for the 5-spd conversion in the 65 Valiant, and, other than shortening the fork, the clutch linkage lined up ok. However, I am now installing a 76 Dart bh and 833OD in my 64 Dart and can't get the linkage lined up. The fork seems to come out lower than it does on the truck bh, neccesitating an angle on the z-bar and interfering with the exhaust, etc. The fork comes through at the very bottom of the cut-out in the bh, much lower than the first one. Before I start fabbing a new one, are there different factory pivots? |
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:50 am ] |
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I believe there are at least two types of pivots, a bracket with a hole/slot, and a ball-type stud, sorta like the Z-bar has on either end. Maybe more than two? Lou |
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| Author: | sixinthehead [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:27 pm ] |
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These both have the flat blade-style pivots, retained to the b/h with two bolts. If there is only one specification for that style pivot, I should be able to modify it pretty easily (famous last words) to move it up. Of course, if I can avoid having to do that, I will be happy. Besides, I was hoping for something that would make it seem less like I didn't know what I was doing. |
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:33 pm ] |
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You're out of my juris diction here. Maybe Doc would know, or look in his clutch article? I LOVE that "seem less like I didn't know what I was doing" phrase. Gonna make Bristol by chance? Just wondering if I should lean on you harder... Lou |
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| Author: | rock [ Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Six, I have what I thought was a strange fork and |
Hello six! What I am visualizing you saying you need seems to be what a strange fork I have was made for. In my collection of 833 parts I got from somewhere a fork whose end outside the bell is bent upward (or downward) a bit from the horizontal line of the center of the fork. I always thought it had been abused, but it has no evidence of abuse. Is it possible there was one made with a slight crook? I have several of each of the ball and slip types, so know what the regular fork looks like. a regular email will get you a pic. rock '64d100 |
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| Author: | sixinthehead [ Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:30 am ] |
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Lou, thanks for the encouragement, but I can't get to out-of state races at this point. Maybe next year... PM, rock! |
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:22 am ] |
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OK, I will stop leaning... Lou |
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| Author: | robertob [ Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:30 am ] |
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There ARE different slotted pivots. The angle of the attachment is different. I learned this the hard way years ago, but I don't know which you need or have. |
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| Author: | sixinthehead [ Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Survey said... |
Confirmed! Went to visit rock, and he provided a "truck" pivot that is almost an inch higher than the other style. I installed it today and it brought the fork up right where it should be. Thanks rock! I took a picture of them with my cell phone; I'll see if I can get it to post here. |
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:59 pm ] |
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Great! I need to get a ride in that thing one of these days... Lou |
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| Author: | sixinthehead [ Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:50 am ] |
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Yeah, me too 
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