Thread: pr. plate/clutch clearance

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is it that "z bar" thing you guys are talking about?
There is a ball on the outside of my bell, just above the fork, but it is busted off. Is that what you meant.

Originally posted by tcodi
is it that "z bar" thing you guys are talking about?
There is a ball on the outside of my bell, just above the fork, but it is busted off. Is that what you meant.

yes and thats the way you need to be going.

Originally posted by DennyW
A little more. I'm also trying to find you a picture to see it all. hahaha

thats what you need and then you could do most anything you wanted to.

Originally posted by DennyW
A little more. I'm also trying to find you a picture to see it all. hahaha

do you have a boss for that ballstud in your bellhousing tcodi ?

it's about half there, and half broken off

Originally posted by tcodi
it's about half there, and half broken off

is it in your block or bellhousing or can put it in either

well, mine has the big oil filter opening in the back there, but there is also a threaded hole right at the back on the side, so I guess that's it.

Originally posted by DennyW
Well, don't know about the aluminum mounting. I wouldn't want to have my truck clutch pivot mounted there. All the gm's and fords I worked on had the ball in the block. Maybe the newer ones don't need that. Got me.
Heres a picture of a gm block showing the ball location. Someone had stuck a bolt on there because they got tocheap to buy a 17.00 ball.

about the same place as the pic. then thats where the ball goes and to do this right you need to use the z bar . if not you gonna have a problem.

yep

other view

to do it right tcodi thats the way it need to be done, then you want have to worry about it any more. you can try it the other way but its cant stay on the ball like that i work at the school bus shop 5 yrs saw a lot of clutches go bad.

I'll do it that way
thanks guys

Originally posted by tcodi
I'll do it that way
thanks guys

you'll be glade you did.

where the heck can you get those ball studs or z bar parts.
AutoZone, Advance Auto and NAPA don't stock that stuff.

I was planning on making my own z bar with some tubing and such. It's just the ball stud I wanted to buy. I guess I could just make one with a threaded ball and piece of all thread.