Clutch adjustment advice (for a hack)

[AR67GTX]

Anyone got a go-by on removal. I’ve spent too much time under my dash lately replacing the master cylinder and pulling/replacing the steering column.

 

[gtx6970]

Just another reason, I like click click in D and hit loud pedal

 

[toolmanmike]

Anyone got a go-by on removal. I’ve spent too much time under my dash lately replacing the master cylinder and pulling/replacing the steering column.

Depress the pedal to the floor which stretches the spring and slide large washers between the coils. Let the pedal back up and the spring will come right off the pivots.

 

[PRND21]

Those super stiff pressure plates are really hard on the clutch linkage, the more slop in the linkage the harder it is to adjust pedal height.

 

[AR67GTX]

Depress the pedal to the floor which stretches the spring and slide large washers between the coils. Let the pedal back up and the spring will come right off the pivots.

Thanks. What is the effect on normal clutch pedal effort and motion (variation in effort with travel, hitch/over-center points, etc)?

 

[toolmanmike]

Thanks. What is the effect on normal clutch pedal effort and motion (variation in effort with travel, hitch/over-center points, etc)?

It has been years since I drove a diaphragm clutch but they have a lighter pedal feel and resistance. Easier to depress and the return spring is not needed by design.

 

[Runcharger]

As stated above. The first thing to do is make sure pivot balls are not worn out, pivot ball bushings are new and linkage holes are not wallowed out. These cars are getting really old and there's lots of chances for things not being tight. Personally I don't expect them to shift and clutch like a little toy Honda but then these are the cars I grew up with. I have never owned a diaphraghm clutch and my wife drove the borg and beck in her 68 340-S just fine, so it can be done.

 

[dadsbee]

my wife drove the borg and beck in her 68 340-S just fine, so it can be done.

Yep... 383 x 4 gear in my Wife's S....

 

[Bleep Bleep]

So... you should be able to pull back on the fork, via the washer, so that the throw out bearing hits the pressure plate and have about 3/16" of slop between the washer and the nut. Adjust the nut until you have that "free play".

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Sorry to ask. Checked with service manual which helped where this part is of the overall assembly. But just need to confirm where I look. Embarrassed but rather ask. Is what @toolmanmike is referencing in post #2 about an access cover or is the linkage exposed?

 

[toolmanmike]

Sorry to ask. Checked with service manual which helped where this part is of the overall assembly. But just need to confirm where I look. Embarrassed but rather ask. Is what @toolmanmike is referencing in post #2 about an access cover or is the linkage exposed?

Look underneath and you will see a sheet metal inspection cover.

 

[Bird 426]

I love reading clutch advice, both the good and the bad.

 

[Some Car Guy]

I bought a 68 charger 4 speed years ago. It had a diaphragm clutch and pedal would stick to the floor, needing an assist with the foot to come up. Found the over center spring, removed it and was 100x better. I no longer want a b&b pressure plate.

69 rr was same way, or maybe I changed that clutch myself from b and b and the spring had to go. Can’t remember. I do know both cars I couldn’t get anything between those coils. Nothing. It’s like the coils didn’t change as the pedal was moved. More like it pivoted on the mount points was all.

So put on the best protection I could and dremeled my way through them. Sounded like a gun blast. I and the cars were unscathed. I recall lining up the blade and getting my head and neck above the area and kinda had my body to the outside of the car. Definitely the most scary work I’ve done on a car.

 

[toolmanmike]

I bought a 68 charger 4 speed years ago. It had a diaphragm clutch and pedal would stick to the floor, needing an assist with the foot to come up. Found the over center spring, removed it and was 100x better. I no longer want a b&b pressure plate.

69 rr was same way, or maybe I changed that clutch myself from b and b and the spring had to go. Can’t remember. I do know both cars I couldn’t get anything between those coils. Nothing. It’s like the coils didn’t change as the pedal was moved. More like it pivoted on the mount points was all.

So put on the best protection I could and dremeled my way through them. Sounded like a gun blast. I and the cars were unscathed. I recall lining up the blade and getting my head and neck above the area and kinda had my body to the outside of the car. Definitely the most scary work I’ve done on a car.

I can imagine. That's a hefty spring!

 

[440 4 speed]

Yep... 383 x 4 gear in my Wife's S....
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Did you have permission to take that picture? Or is she just seriously paying attention to the road?