? about 1st gen manual trans

[duckydave]

I had a 67 mustang and a 69 cougar both with manual transmissions
and both kept bending the clutch rod,I ended up sliding a piece of pipe over it and welding it up leaving only the ball ends exposed
? is for anybody that had the same problem ,what was your fix?

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[Shifting_Gears]

When you say clutch rod, are you referring to the fork? Terminology may be different for older models and I’m not familiar with it.

If so - do you have a factory clutch (by This I don’t mean original, rather within original specs/ratings) or aftermarket? It aftermarket, it may be too stiff of a clutch for the thickness or metal type of the rod. Usually a stiff clutch requires an upgraded clutch fork.

 

[duckydave]

The rod goes between the pedal assembly and the throw out fork
It looks like an oversized pushrod
The clutch was stock

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