Clutch equalizer parts

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » June 23, 2010, 6:14 pm

Here is the problem.

62galxe · Post by **62galxe** » June 23, 2010, 7:52 pm

Charlie heres some info I found. wilwood stuff seems ok on price. looks like it can be turned sideways with remote resivoir
http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/transm ... -ford.html

unibody madness · Post by **unibody madness** » June 26, 2010, 3:10 pm

Charlie,
just got back from a side trip and saw the post.
the z bar is the same for both the 292 and 223 motors they came with a split brass bushing that is still available from ford.I got mine on another site from a guy named ed. Ed is now either known as PARTSGUYED.COM or Y2KFORDPARTS.COM.
as far as the z bar, it is a simple pipe with the same diameter all the way through, so if you can manage to heat it over some type of mandrel,hammer it back in place and weld it, you should be good to go. The felt rings should also be available they are used to help keep the grease frome leaking out of the bar. maybe you can use the felt rings used on battery terminals,

john

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » June 26, 2010, 3:30 pm

I am going to weld the z-bar. It's not the same diameter all the way through but, one of my sockets happens to fit quite snugly in the ends. I've already hammered it back as best as I can but it's still not perfect. It will be a temporary repair if I use it at all.
I think I've found the things I need to go hydraulic - the hard part was the master cylinder. I've already a collection of pushrods and slave cylinders I can reuse or rebuild. Anything else I can make. I've been wanting to try the hydraulic setup for a while, anyway.

unibody madness · Post by **unibody madness** » June 27, 2010, 2:12 pm

It would be great if you post pics of this project when done.
I just measured one of mine and although one side is buggered up it measures one inch I.D. on both ends
I have a slave cyl, on the 312 I bought that was salvaged from a 60 4x4 truck . It got crushed by a tree. Unfortunatly it did not come with the master.
There is one currently on e-bay as well as the slave cyl. Do a search under "1960 ford clutch master".I am told it was not offered after 1960 on any truck, can not vouch for that
john

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » June 27, 2010, 9:26 pm

I'll post pics. It should be mostly a bolt-on ordeal. I think I'll have to do something to my clutch pedal in order to mount the pushrod.
I checked my slave cylinders today and none of them are candidates for rebuild so I'll order one of those tomorrow.
The bigger trucks, F700 and F800, I think they are, used a hydraulic clutch. I've seen them listed in catalogs and on the websites of local auto parts stores in the past. And of course, as soon as I decide to get one, they're difficult to find. The master cylinder I've ordered should be a clutch master which mounts with 2 bolts - and it's new.

Nothing comes up when I search for "1960 ford clutch master" on ebay.

fmartin_gila · Post by **fmartin_gila** » June 28, 2010, 9:18 am

For info, The C models used a hydraulic clutch on up through the years. The Slave Cylinder was the same as the F series but the Master Cylinder was mounted vertically under the Dashboard on the in-cab side of what would be the firewall. You may be able to use one of them.

Fred

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » June 28, 2010, 11:10 am

i forgot about the c series being under the dash

jwh f-100 · Post by **jwh f-100** » June 28, 2010, 12:53 pm

charliemccraney wrote:I think I've found the things I need to go hydraulic - the hard part was the master cylinder. I've already a collection of pushrods and slave cylinders I can reuse or rebuild. Anything else I can make. I've been wanting to try the hydraulic setup for a while, anyway.

Charlie, let me do some digging. I bought a '84 OD trans ( and all the clutch stuff) from another member. I did'nt but I think he used the '84 MC on his uni.. The MC is still attached to the slave cylinder.. I'll grab some pics of the MC and the pushrod.

jwh f-100 · Post by **jwh f-100** » June 29, 2010, 10:05 am

Shoot, I thought I replied again last night.. Maybe the debug bit me..

Here is the pic of the mc..

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » June 29, 2010, 11:03 am

I can probably make that work if this other stuff doesn't. Can you post a pick of the slave so I can see how it mounts?

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » June 29, 2010, 11:26 am

jwh f-100 wrote:Shoot, I thought I replied again last night.. Maybe the debug bit me..

Here is the pic of the mc..

worthless plastic pieces of junk if you ask me. never had any good luck with those. they always seem to leak or crack the plastic hose then they are a pain to replace so then you end up replacing both the mc and the slave.

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » June 30, 2010, 5:40 pm

I welded the equalizer so I can use it if I need to but it's really no good for permanent use.

The master cylinder arrived today, too!

Part number C1TT-7A542-A. I think it's NOS, I ordered it from a Ford truck place, but it's actually a Wagner part. The number on it is 32761. It shows 1 1/8" bore.

So tomorrow I'll paint the slave and master cylinders and get the clutch pedal loose. Friday and Saturday is booked so hopefully I can get it finished Sunday, just in time for the party.

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » June 30, 2010, 6:13 pm

Charlie.
I posted in the hints and tricks about the equalizer bar bearing parts. Jeeps have the very same pieces. Ford made most of the military jeeps for the last 5 decades. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll re-post it for you.
U@ss

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » June 30, 2010, 6:34 pm

Here is the blow up for the clutch linkage on your average Jeep. There are several kinds of the bushings that fit the Z-bar so look close. Depends on what your truck has. The 61-64 trucks use the bushing from the M-151.
The plastic bushings from the later trucks is on the later model jeeps. Almost any Army Jeep parts supplier has these.
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U@ss

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » July 1, 2010, 8:07 pm

I actually discovered that the same slave cylinder is used on some '64 and '65 Jeeps. Or maybe it was '65 and '66. It's somewhere around there, anyway.

I got the cylinders painted.

I looked at my clutch pedal. It looks like the hole for the clutch pushrod is already there but it is partially blocked by the piece of steel they weld to it for the clutch rod of the mechanical linkage. I'm not going to modify mine. Rather I will get one from the salvage yard and cut the clutch rod portion off and see how it works.

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » July 2, 2010, 2:51 pm

I checked with pull-a-part and they still have the '64 so I ran up there for lunch and got the clutch and brake pedals. Two of the bronze equalizer bushings were just laying there so I grabbed them too. The equalizer, however, had been modified to work with some other motor and trans so it is no good to me. Couldn't locate the other two bushings

unibody madness · Post by **unibody madness** » July 3, 2010, 11:50 am

180528004279is the e-bay number for the clutch master. It is listed for a 1959 model year f-100.
The master you show looks like a brake master but I do not see why it would not work.
Nice work.
Keep the pics coming!

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » July 3, 2010, 12:20 pm

All of the clutch master cylinders I've seen for and on '61-'66 models look just like the brake master cylinder. The firewall only has 2 nuts for mounting a clutch mc. The part number should be a clutch master. It has a 1 1/8" bore, rather than the 1" bore that would be the brake master. They do have the same bolt spacing so they will physically interchange, at least.

unibody madness · Post by **unibody madness** » July 3, 2010, 4:18 pm

thanks for the info charlie where did you find it and what did it set you back?