Clutch pedal sticks
depending on car and bellhousing the inner z bar ball stud is usually on a mount to off set it from the 2 bolts that hold it onto the bell housing.
on my car its a J shaped hunk of steel with the ball stud screwed into the curly end of the j
To be honest i have no idea if the same mount is used on US A body cars....i'm assuming it probably is
see example here
**HEMI 6 BELLHOUSING PIVOT ARM**VALIANT CHARGER CHRYSLER** 265 HEMI | eBay
this can be mounted two ways
upright of J facing forward and the end facing up towards gearbox
Or upright of J facing backwards and curve of J facing down and towards the motor
if you put it on the wrong way
1) the z bar is out of alignment and clutch adjustment nut and washer are very close to the head of the adjuster rod
2) the linkage from clutch peddle and the linkage from Z bar to clutch fork sit perfectlyy when the clutch is not pressed. but absolutely mangle the wave clips that hold the linkage togther at the upper and lower z bar studs when it binds on the way to clutch peddle down and on the way back up to clutch peddle up.
The z bar will allways be a little bit wonky due to differences in the front engine mount insulators and the fact that the factory seemed to be a bit crap at getting the chassis ball in exactly the right place. this usually amounts to a minor, one end higher than the other situation, BUT if the inner mount is back to front the z bar is no longer parallel with the floor and no longer parrallel with the bulkhead, in a noticable way, when under the car. wrong in 2 dimensions at the same time.
stuff i have seen
1) trying to use the e body adjuster rod with the offset head. (works in the middle of travel but pops the clip off at the extremes)
2) bending and twisting the lower arm of the z bar to make the flat steel arm parrallel with the threaded secction of the adjuster rod
when all that was needed was to get the bell housing mount the right way round
see attached apologies about labelling pic was captured for a wanted advert and just to confuse matters its from a right hand drive service manual :) all the same stuff though....
Dave
depending on car and bellhousing the inner z bar ball stud is usually on a mount to off set it from the 2 bolts that hold it onto the bell housing.
on my car its a J shaped hunk of steel with the ball stud screwed into the curly end of the j
To be honest i have no idea if the same mount is used on US A body cars....i'm assuming it probably is
see example here
**HEMI 6 BELLHOUSING PIVOT ARM**VALIANT CHARGER CHRYSLER** 265 HEMI | eBay
this can be mounted two ways
upright of J facing forward and the end facing up towards gearbox
Or upright of J facing backwards and curve of J facing down and towards the motor
if you put it on the wrong way
1) the z bar is out of alignment and clutch adjustment nut and washer are very close to the head of the adjuster rod
2) the linkage from clutch peddle and the linkage from Z bar to clutch fork sit perfectlyy when the clutch is not pressed. but absolutely mangle the wave clips that hold the linkage togther at the upper and lower z bar studs when it binds on the way to clutch peddle down and on the way back up to clutch peddle up.
The z bar will allways be a little bit wonky due to differences in the front engine mount insulators and the fact that the factory seemed to be a bit crap at getting the chassis ball in exactly the right place. this usually amounts to a minor, one end higher than the other situation, BUT if the inner mount is back to front the z bar is no longer parallel with the floor and no longer parrallel with the bulkhead, in a noticable way, when under the car. wrong in 2 dimensions at the same time.
stuff i have seen
1) trying to use the e body adjuster rod with the offset head. (works in the middle of travel but pops the clip off at the extremes)
2) bending and twisting the lower arm of the z bar to make the flat steel arm parrallel with the threaded secction of the adjuster rod
when all that was needed was to get the bell housing mount the right way round
see attached apologies about labelling pic was captured for a wanted advert and just to confuse matters its from a right hand drive service manual :) all the same stuff though....
Dave
