IM LOOKING FOR IDEAS AS WHAT TO DO FOR THE LINKAGE ON MY ROADSTER ACTUALLY IM AT THE FUSTRATION POINT ITS A 302 WITH A T5 IN A SO CAL FRAME IM LOOKING TO DO A MECHANICAL LINKAGE. I DONT WANT TO US A CABLE OR HYDRAULIC SET UP ITS SET UP WITH UNDER FLOOR PEDALS. I DONT THINK A ORIGINAL SET UP WILL WORK DO TO THE CROSSMEMBERS ANY IDEAS OR PICTURES WOULD BE APPRECIATED, BETTER GET BACK TO WORK THANKS
sorry to say, but i think your best bet is going to be a hydraulic clutch set up. it is going to be the easiest and smoothest system you can use.
What bellhousing do you have? I'm ***uming stock late-model Mustang (Fox or SN-95). Cable wouldn't be too difficult, but it would be hard to hide it I think. Hydraulic won't be easy as these are "pull" clutches. You might be able to modify the throwout arm to accept a push-rod & then fab a linkage to actuate it, but that's going to be very specific to your combination & not something I could describe well...
I have to agree, hydraulic is the way to go. I found an 1993 stick S10 truck w/the 4 cly. eng. (no ABS brakes) I took ever thing related to the brake system off. Brake MC, Clutch MC, Clutch slave cly, Swing Pedal ***m. And all brakets related to the brake system. I had to cut the swing pedal ***m. frame down to fit under the dash. I had every thing I needed. You could use Ford Ranger parts also. Good luck. Allsteel30ford
I personally dislike messin with hydraulics so on my A sedan i made a swing pedal ***embly and then created a series of bellcranks to tuck everything away and yet still transmit force in the direction needed to move the clutch. I like this method as i have leverage adjustment, pushrod adjustment, and the only wear part is a couple oil lite bronze bushings.
Thats What I Was Trying To Figure Out, Some Type Of Bell Crank ***embly With Pushrods The Problem Is The Mount Point On The Bellhousing
The simplest way to do that is with a cable, just like in the mustang. Call Roy Brizio up - they have a kit ready to go on that .....he puts Ford power/T5's in everything practically.
has any one shortened the stock cable or is there a aftermarket one out there that shorter that stock ?
I hate the cable setup. i've had to replace several in mustangs, stock and centerforce clutch equipped.
I Think That U Have To Get The Cable Custome Made I Just Hate The Way The Look I Work For Ford And Ive Always Hated Changing Them
On my bell crank set up i wanted all my rods to pull so that there would be no worries of bending a pushrod, so my last bellcrank is more of a lever, that hangs on a mount off the frame. I would think you should be able to do something similar with yours. What this lever does is oneside of it is connected to my bellcrank (or in your case connect to your pedal) and on the other side of the lever is the pushrod goin to your clutch fork. The length of the pushrod doesnt have to be very long if you locate the lever portion somewhere just ahead of your bellhousing to engine block. This way what happens is when you push your pedal, it pulls the lever, and essentially pushes the other rod connected to same lever against your clutch fork. Not sure if that really explains it clearly, may have to try to get a pic for you of how mine is set up.
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