Bellhousing.JPG 980 hits | 107.87 KB | Posted: 7/13/03 These are the parts I spent ~4 years collecting to do this swap. The hardest to find is a bellhousi...
Bellhousing PN.JPG 661 hits | 70.84 KB | Posted: 7/13/03 This is the one I found - apparently from an '84-86.
Clutch NAPA.JPG 936 hits | 106.32 KB | Posted: 7/13/03 This is the clutch set for an '86 4-speed, and it includes the throwout and pilot bearings.
Linkage 1.JPG 771 hits | 108.12 KB | Posted: 7/13/03 These are the main reasons I hate the mechanical linkage: all these parts (except the equalizer bar)...
Old Clutch.JPG 713 hits | 81.39 KB | Posted: 7/13/03 Here's the mechanical bellhousing's last few moments on my truck.
Flywheel.JPG 696 hits | 76.59 KB | Posted: 7/13/03 The flywheel shows signs of slipping and maybe oil contamination, but not too bad. This is the orig...
Bell New.JPG 696 hits | 89.58 KB | Posted: 7/13/03 All the new (old) stuff bolts right on.
Firewall.JPG 676 hits | 81.47 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 Since the '82 body wasn't marked for the hydraulic master cylinder (like every later body), I had to...
Backside.JPG 674 hits | 87.14 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 The rusty part is the reinforcement plate, and it's pressed as far up & inboard as it can go and sta...
Installed.JPG 605 hits | 81.2 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 That was the easy part.
Slave1.JPG 747 hits | 76.68 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 Unfortunately, it seems I scavenged a later-style system because this slave is made for bellhousings...
Slave2.JPG 1086 hits | 93.14 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 After a quick trip to the parts store in my gf's MGB, I had the correct slave bled & installed.
Wrong.JPG 630 hits | 78.85 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 Now, the hard part begins: my clutch pedal shaft has slots at both ends, but the lever made for that...
Square1.JPG 583 hits | 78.57 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 So I figured out how to put a square shaft into a round hole. After figuring the angle that the '86...
Square2.JPG 553 hits | 82.38 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 I drilled a small hole in each corner - about 1/8".
Square3.JPG 620 hits | 85.32 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 Then I cut out as much as I could with my Stanley Contractor Grade hacksaw (the best for several rea...
Square4.JPG 524 hits | 78.65 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 Then I filed it out to the right shape, checking frequently to keep it tight on the shaft.
Squared.JPG 628 hits | 76.83 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 I was pretty happy with how it came out. But after driving it for a week, I realized I had cut the ...
Pedal Rod 86.JPG 731 hits | 141.39 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 The only solution was a later pedal shaft with splines, so I found an '86 shaft & pedal. The '87 le...
Pedal 86.JPG 619 hits | 141.6 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 The '86 pedal uses a different cruise clutch kill switch, but mine will still work with it. The ped...
Pedals.JPG 582 hits | 141.61 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 When I compared the pedals, the spring bracket seemed different.
Pedal Tops.JPG 538 hits | 122.28 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 Looking closer, I could see that the '86 spring bracket was welded on at a noticeable angle.
Pedal Angles.JPG 581 hits | 134.33 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 I figured this was to adjust the way the pedal spring affects the master cylinder's return & self-ad...
Shafts.JPG 577 hits | 103.95 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 Other than the lever end, the shafts are identical.
Shaft Swap.JPG 652 hits | 103.65 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 When I replaced the body, I noticed this hole and wondered why it was there - now I know!
Pedal Spring.JPG 738 hits | 92.13 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 Reinstalling this spring was VERY difficult: I used a special clamp to compress it, and then tied it...
Lever & Bushings.JPG 1094 hits | 114.12 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 Even with the right shaft, my slotted '86 lever was too far gone to reuse, so I had to order a new o...
HydClutch.jpg 1773 hits | 43.54 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 To determine if the clutch master cylinder push rod and cross-shaft lever pin are in the correct rel...
Clutch Linkage Hyd.jpg 1176 hits | 39.99 KB | Posted: 7/14/03 F-Series and Bronco with 4.9L and 5.0L Engines (T-18 Transmission)
1. With the clutch pedal fully...
Clutch Hydraulic.jpg 1023 hits | 57.92 KB | Posted: 9/15/05 External Slave Cylinder Bleeding
1. Clean reservoir cap and cylinder clutch slave in area of the t...
Clutch ConcSlave.jpg 3467 hits | 40.98 KB | Posted: 9/15/05 Concentric Slave Cylinder Bleeding
1. Disconnect the coupling at the transmission with Coupling Dis...
NP435-Etc.jpg 607 hits | 68.22 KB | Posted: 5/5/07 I needed another transmission as a spare, and the junkyard cut me a deal on the whole mess. I plan ...
NP435BellBrkt.JPG 406 hits | 52.51 KB | Posted: 5/5/07 This is the bellhousing needed to mount an external slave.
I didn't notice until LONG after clean...
NP435Bell.JPG 372 hits | 50.84 KB | Posted: 5/5/07 This is the bellhousing needed to mount an external slave.
I didn't notice until LONG after clean...
NP435ClutchMC.JPG 458 hits | 51.94 KB | Posted: 5/5/07 Master & slave cylinders still sealed & full of fluid.
NP435Pedals.JPG 483 hits | 49.92 KB | Posted: 5/5/07 I got these from a truck whose cab had been swapped, but I think they're '84 parts. The starter int...
NP435Xmbr.JPG 320 hits | 108.4 KB | Posted: 5/5/07 Crossmember for NP435 including decent mounts & all fasteners.
BellhousingHydr.JPG 325 hits | 76.44 KB | Posted: 9/15/07 I didn't notice until LONG after cleaning it that it's severely cracked between the slave mount & th...
ClutchResDiaphragm.JPG 430 hits | 59.2 KB | Posted: 9/24/07 The mythical, elusive diaphragm. Many people don't realize that this MUST be removed before checkin...
Hydraulic Clutch
