'78 CJ 5 V8 T 150 >bellcrank orientation<

turbogus · 09-23-2008, 09:58 AM

Greetings all, "Black Betty" my venerable ole CJ spat a clutch pivot ball a couple of weeks back and, as I work 7 days per week, had a local shop replace the entire assy. Got it back yesterday and the clutch pedal will only fully raise to rest position, a couple of seconds after release. Crawled under "Black Betty's" skirt only to find the bell crank appears to be installed backwards with the grease zerk facing forward. I seem to recall it facing aft. Does anyone reckon this could be where the fault lies?

**John Strenk** · 09-24-2008, 03:26 AM

Yes, mine faces aft also. Never could figure out why it did.

This is modified somewhat to fit on a Fiberglass tub but the idea is the same.

HackFabrication · 09-24-2008, 05:51 AM

Here's how mine went together:

They probably swapped ends with the Z-bar.

turbogus · 09-24-2008, 08:37 AM

A lift of the lynch lid to John and Hack Fab.

for your kind, quick responses. Between work (7 days) the bike, and my van, I don't know weather to sh@t or go blind. Special thanks for the pics Hack Fab. I see that on my rig the return spring (outer) is not hooked from the release rod to a frame rail bracket as yours is, rather, it's hooked on the ear of the throwout lever and an extrusion from the clutch cover. (Would post pic if I knew how).

HackFabrication · 09-24-2008, 10:25 AM

Don't rely on my install (other than the Z-Bar), because I've got a Ford 5.0L/Ford T18 combo that was installed using MORE mounts. Everything had to be Hack Fab'd out of the OEM CJ parts....