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<x-flowed>Dagnabbit,Keith your giving away the whole shebang! There are some,(who shall remain nameless),that take joy in the trevails of those who choose the Darkside.
"They that can give up essential liberty for a little temporary security deserve neither liberty nor security." -- Benjamin Franklin +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Thats the problem with the journey to the darkside... you will be unhappy unless you get the whole vacation package.
1700lb clutches will take out a lot in the clutch department, ALL the following will eventually break: 1)the tube, as has happened 2)the arms that operate the throwout bearing, especially the pre-71 ones 3)the hook on the clutch pedal arm 4)The pedal stop in the floor 5)the clutch cable. 6)your left leg
All need to be beefed up for a reliable clutch, and all this can be done...
BUT, I know some of us have looked into/implimented a hydraulic clutch assy,
this is alot of work too but it eliminates all the beefing up except the
release bearing arms and makes your left leg much happier.
Keith
On closer inspection it looks like the clutch tube might have broken free a long time ago, as there's a hook in the front that goes over the tube and out through the bottom of the car, and was then coated in something that hides what I assume is a nut there. I can only assume that now with the 1700lb clutch, that the hack is not holding up. [ sheesh. can't catch a break with this car, my journey to the dark side of T-3 is being punished. ]
--fess
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