Can someone identify this clutch linkage? Tbird? What parts are missing? Thanks.



" target=_"blank" class="SmlLinks">

57 Black Tbird 312/auto

The pivot ball??

54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
Forever Ford
Midland Park, NJ

return spring under the dash and the one on the clutch fork,

I think that is for 54 Ford,maybe Merc also.The straight cross-shaft is,I think, an indication that it's 54.The 55/56 cross-shaft has a little bend in it to clear the left exhaust pipe when equipped with duals.I think everything else will work on 55/56 cars.I don't know about Birds.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO

Hi Mark,  The easiest tell on a T bird vs Pass car is the height of the bracket that bolts to the frame.  The pass car bracket is about 2 1/2 to 3 inches tall but the T bird bracket is something like 1 1/2" taller.  Post a pic from the side of the bracket.  You are also missing the split bronze bushing that is shaped to match the ball on the cross bar.  The cross bar in my Bird is straight like the one in the pic but I am not sure where it came from so it might be pass car. They are the same length and function so that one should work in a T bird.

Doug T

The Highlands, Louisville, Ky.

Yeah...don't have the parts yet. They are coming Friday. Working from an online photo. I am using a couple of drawings from the Tbird restorer catalogs to compare. I think the parts are TBird per the diagrams in the catalogs. The Ford Shop Manual only shows a typical passenger car parts diagram. The frame bracket in the shop manual diagram is a different shape and shorter looking than what is in the photograph. What I think is missing are the release rod/ball, clutch assist spring, bracket and threaded adjuster "hook" for the spring all of which mount on the pedal support and attach to the clutch pedal. Also a clutch retracting spring which is the same as the brake retracting spring. The springs, bushings, etc are available from the Tbird parts vendors. The clutch assist bracket and adjuster hook are coming from another source. Still need to locate a release rod and pivot ball.

57 Black Tbird 312/auto

Hi Mark,



These are probably what you already have from the Illustrated Parts Breakdown.



52-54 Car

55-56 Car

55-57 Tbird



HTH a bit.


Jim
Norfolk, VA

"MABLE"
1956 Thunderbird Green / Brown Interior (ZE-XG)

"MEAN GREEN"
1956 Mainline (FG-BE)

Mark Dont buy a return spring i am sending you a new one with the bellhousing also might have a frame bracket for the spring  Carl

Jim,



Thanks for posting the parts diagrams. Still looks like the parts could be TBird. I should have the parts in hand tomorrow afternoon possibly.



Carl,



I will hold off on getting the spring, etc. Thanks.








57 Black Tbird 312/auto

Here a two photos of the Tbird clutch pedal and linkage that came. Looks good so far but some stuff is missing. I still need the clutch release rod/pivot ball thing. The triangular frame mount is 4 1/2 inches tall.














57 Black Tbird 312/auto