74.5 347Z Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 For those of you that have installed your push/pull slave cylinders, does your clutch fork have enough clearance? My clutch fork doesn't clear the trans tunnel and I was wondering if this is a common problem. Just for information purposes, I have a '87 5.0 (347 stroker kit, I have to add), WC T-5, and a GT-40 intake which caused me to have to mount my engine lower and further back. This has caused me to considered using a hyd throwout bearing like Terry's set up. Has anyone priced one of those lately? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stickaz Posted April 23, 2004 Share Posted April 23, 2004 the 94-95 mustang clutch fork is about 1.5 to 2" longer than the 87-93 style, don't know if this helps your situation. at http://www.andersonfordmotorsport.com they sell a custom cut/welded/extended clutch fork, commonly needed in tremec T-56 or 3550 conversions with SFI bellhousings in mustangs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo240ez Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 Clearance the tunnel a little. A Ball peen hammer works well for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74.5 347Z Posted April 26, 2004 Author Share Posted April 26, 2004 Considering the $75 difference in the two setups and the holes drilled in the bellhousing, I will go with the ballpeen method. Does everyone have this problem or is it because of the position of my engine/trans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo240ez Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 If the engine/trans position is correctly lined-up with the diff, then consider the clearancing part of the norm as far as an engine swap is concerned. In fact anything that doesn't weaken structural integrity is fair game to bend, bash-in or cut-off. If you want to be really cool, cut out the area that you need to clearance, fab-up a little sheet metal cover and weld it over the hole. Nice and neat, looks professional. And yes, it is normal. Should kick ass with that 347. jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwheeler Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Considering the $75 difference in the two setups and the holes drilled in the bellhousing' date=' I will go with the ballpeen method. Does everyone have this problem or is it because of the position of my engine/trans?[/quote'] Must be your mounting position. Mine doesn't hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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