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FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » steve cable clutch conversion, very heavy pedal » 9/14/2014 12:37 AM

markw
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Hey lil' hoss,

Thats interesting, didnt know that, the bearing I got from summit is linked a couple of posts up... is this the larger or smaller one do you know?


I wish I had kept the old bearing and fork now. Would be an easy compare.. dammit.

FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » steve cable clutch conversion, very heavy pedal » 9/13/2014 12:18 AM

markw
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Yeah, im pretty certain of that, I checked it a million times with the cable clamped taut when I was making it. Ill double check for sure, though I don't hear any grinding or scraping or untoward sounds.

I had a look through the clutch fork window, it looks well greased and slides easily up to the clutch fingers with the cable detached... and the throw out bearing looks to be seated correctly.

Im going to pop the original cable from the 88 in later and see if that makes any differencetoo.

Cheers, mark

FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » steve cable clutch conversion, very heavy pedal » 9/12/2014 1:04 AM

markw
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Hey,

sorry about emailing.. wasnt sure how often youd check the forum...  thanks for thd quick reply.

When you say disc in backwards are you talking about the friction disc?

I dont know if the car drives yet, its newly bult, trans isnt even filled, so I can easily drop it to take a look at the bearing. as far as i remember it should be in the fork with the free spinning disc facing the clutch fingers, i greased the bearing shaft when i installed it, dont know if i was too conservatve though.

One thing I did notice when fitting the new bearing was that I couldnt get the fork and bearing assembly onto the pivot pin easily, I think I had to do it with the bell unbolted, where the original, I think, came off with everything bolted up.

ill drop the trans today.. so I should look for greasing, galling, and proper seating of the bearing.


cheers,

mark

FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » steve cable clutch conversion, very heavy pedal » 9/11/2014 4:35 PM

markw
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Hi, thanks for the reply,

the bellhousing is from the 88,

the new clutch fork is this one http://m.summitracing.com/parts/sum-700105

the new release bearing is - http://m.summitracing.com/parts/acl-rb1714


I bought the pedal complete from mustang steve, im using the longer cable, it has a good straight path to the trans, and is also brand new.

I made my own non adjustible firewall bracket.

thanks,

mark.

FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » steve cable clutch conversion, very heavy pedal » 9/11/2014 12:53 AM

markw
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It is the original stock gt one I think lots of fingers close together..   surely it should have the same feel as the 88 mustang it came out of though ? Everything is the same as stock except the pedal? I drove the 88 for a year, then swapped stuff over, the feel is very different.

is there some difference in leverage or some assistance on a fox body clutch pedal compared to the mustang steve setup? I thought the whole point aboit the stece kit is is correct geometry?

FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » steve cable clutch conversion, very heavy pedal » 9/10/2014 4:11 PM

markw
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Hi there, I just swapped a 5.0 and t5 into my 68 from an 88 gt, used steves cable conversion and roller bearing kit. The pressure plate is the one from the 88, the cable is a 96 one, the clutch fork, flywheel, and throwout bearing are all new.

the pedal is really heavy,  the firewall actually flexes under the strain. Its not the routing, as the cqble slides freely when its discobnected from the clutch fork..

I cannot move the clutch fork by hand...

when it was in the 88 the pedal was perfect, really light and smooth..

Anyone know what it might be?

cheers,

Mark

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