Thread: Clutch pedal adjustment

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Hey i'm mike a new member
In my experience your Z bar welds gave up or maybe you got the wrong throw out bearings. Chevy makes 2, one is 1 7\8‘s other is 1 1\4 . Wrong one. and your pedal free travel goes south.

Originally Posted by mikeselcamino

Hey i'm mike a new member
In my experience your Z bar welds gave up or maybe you got the wrong throw out bearings. Chevy makes 2, one is 1 7\8‘s other is 1 1\4 . Wrong one. and your pedal free travel goes south.

The throwout bearing is correct I made sure of that before installing it. I think what changed how my clutch pedal worked is I went from a 70's - 70's 350 to a mid 90's 350 the pressure plate was a different thickness than the older one. It still fit the truck fine but it did change things slightly.

Originally Posted by Lefcrak

The throwout bearing is correct I made sure of that before installing it. I think what changed how my clutch pedal worked is I went from a 70's - 70's 350 to a mid 90's 350 the pressure plate was a different thickness than the older one. It still fit the truck fine but it did change things slightly.

That solves the mystery. Because of the lever ratio of the clutch fork, a very small difference in pressure plate thickness is multiplied at the outer end. Fabricating the longer rod was exactly the right solution to the problem. Good job, and nice closure even with the time that's passed. You may save someone a lot of head scratching down the road.