Hey guys, just replaced the clutch in my '67, and I have to say that the Centerforce recommendation I got from this board was dead on the money. The dual-friction clutch just plainly kicks ***!

I do have a question about the clutch linkage though. Since I've installed the new clutch, I was able to lower my clutch pedal down to about the same height of the brake pedal. Now, the problem I have is that my pedal will, "float," higher as a drive and I can feel it vibrating if I brake and my foot is not on the clutch. Sometimes the pedal makes a little chattering noise also, but everything is fine if I just keep my foot lightly on the pedal. The only spring I noticed when redoing the clutch and some of the clutch linkage was the spring that holds the fork and lower rod together, but is there supposed to be a spring on the upper part of the clutch linkage to hold the pedal down? Maybe in the engine compartment holding the upper rod of the main linkage cylinder or up under the dash at the top of the pedal?

 

Your clutch pedal should not 'float'.

It should always stay in the same resting position. There should be a spring that you attach to the linkage. I think to the peice that has the two tabs, and each end rotates on a large ball, one ball in the engine, the other ball attached to the frame.

The other end of this spring should be attached somewhere else under the car, like to the subframe. I just rigged mine up, i'm not sure where it's 'supposed' to go to.

This will hold the pedal at it's highest position when your foot is not on it. The reason for this is that you should only have the TO bearing touching the pressure plate when you are disengaging the clutch. Otherwise it should be held away from the other moving parts to prevent premature wear.

Good luck.

 

Yeah, I noticed that there was a way to mount up the fork return spring to the frame under the left wheel, but that'd raise my clutch to it's highest position which is about the same height as the parking break lever. Is that normal? I mean, it was adjusted like that before with the old clutch I had, but that was just because the adjustment rod was moved out to the maximum extended position. I had to take like giant bigfoot steps to put the clutch in, so I didn't think that was the way I was supposed to put it back.

 

Well I never saw this stuff in action in the car it all came out of. But mine rides really high as well. I'd suggest to just do it unless you want to be replacing TO bearings all the time.

It doesn't look to me like there is a 'stopper' anywhere to limit where the pedal sits. Perhaps you could rig something up...

 

Yeah, I guess I could rig up some kind of stopper. Makes sense though, those throwout bearings aren't build to spin all the time, especially at high rpm Thanks!