I just adjusted my clutch on my new arrival and am having problems now with the clutch pedal not rebounding all the way up. I have to lift it with the top of my foot. I think I'm missing a spring on my clutch pedal. Can anyone tell me about this? I have been told some people remove them, probably what happened to mine.
Thanks!
Thanks so much Steven! I will remove my seat and crawl under there and check now with the help of your photos. Can you tell me if that spring can be put in place without major disassembly of that pedal box? Also, is that spring readily available from mustang suppliers?
Thanks again,
You guys on this forum are the best!
(08-26-2014, 01:47 AM)Steven Harris Wrote: Very nice looking Boss 351!
I would imagine that the Boss 351 is the same as the normal Mach 1 and if so it should have the spring.
I will include a couple of photos of one I rebuilt.
Very nice work Steve!!! It is always nice to see restored pieces. I like the detail of the blue paint on the spring, too.
I removed that spring from the pedal support on my 66 Mustang and the pedal returns back into position. Not quite as familiar with 73 but my car has a release lever return spring that comes off the clutch fork underneath the car. I believe the 73 has the same spring. You may want to check to see if you car has this spring. If so, it is possible it is worn out or has fallen off. Second, the pedal may need an adjustment. On the 66 the adjustment to adjust pedal height is on the upper clutch pedal rod near the master cylinder.
Not sure if this helps but is something else to consider.
Mike is absolutely right about the other spring and the adjustment.
On the clutch hanger pictured above there is also a spring seat that is bolted to the hanger. Make sure that you still have that piece.
While I have not removed and replaced that spring while under the dash, I have done so for my 71 Maverick which is very similar. It can be done and I found a large pry bar to be the ticket.
Here are a few more pictures of the hanger I rebuilt. It was out of a wrecked coupe and had been damaged. My purpose was to make it a roller bearing unit.