#50's clutch linkage parts!

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#50's clutch linkage parts!

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Hi! Here are just a few photos of the clutch linkage parts going together.

I forgot about the bracket that fastens to the engine block, so I didn't properly refinish it. I just hit it with tons of brake cleaner, then used an Eastwood Rust Encapsulater paint bomb on it. It turned out looking pretty nice thought I think, especially considering the low investment on the finish!

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In addition to the finish, it got a new plastic ball, felt gasket, and a fresh coat of white lithium grease.

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There it is on the engine, looking pretty tidy.

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Here's the component that goes on the frame. It got sandblasted and had Rust Bullet brushed on. It has a new felt gasket and plastic ball (and white lithium grease too).

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I got the linkage all together and worked the pedal for the first time--it feels like a million bucks now!

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8) Lookin good :thup: keep up the good work :wink:
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Thanks Craftsman!
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can you tell me where i put the bracket at in the first pic. i cant find it now.
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Hey Fordman thanks for replying!

If I remember correctly, you left that bracket in a plastic crate full of parts you pulled during the tear down. The crate's under the long shelf in the back of your garage, with a roll of sound insulation on top.

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close. i did have it in a plastic bucket the last tiem i saw it. but i moved it from that bucket. but i dont know where it went. the roll o finsulation is on the back porch. the shelf isnt really a shefl. it a pallet with 8 inch bricks under it. the bucket was on top. i thought the bracket made it into the house. but i cant find it in any of my boxes yet.
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