Ford cmp clutch question

[Jacques Reed]

Hello Harle,

I looked at the video, good suggestion Phil and as Richard pointed out the pull rod seems to have an excessive bend in the middle which is causing it to flex when under load.

I looked and the one on my truck and the spare one in the attached photo and they are mostly straight except at the clevis ends where they are slightly bent.
I assume this is to allow for the two levers not operating in direct line with each other.

Also Harle, yes, the red wool hat was his trademark, but I haven't started wearing one just yet. Maybe as my hair gets thinner I too will don a red woolen hat. I then might get more done in my cold garage in winter too.

Cheers,

[Bob Carriere]

...maybe it's my eyes but do I see a flat metal strip added to the rod..... in the end nearest the pedal........ as if there was a bending problems before and some one tried to reinforce the rod by welding a strapping.....which is now doing the S wiggle.

I suspect that once the rod is bent it would be difficult to ever get it perfectly straight again as the weak area would always remain.

The amazing part of all this is a video is being used to diagnose a mechanical problem thousands of miles from the source.

Bonne chance Harle

[Jacques Reed]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

The amazing part of all this is a video is being used to diagnose a mechanical problem thousands of miles from the source.

Bonne chance Harle

Hello Bob,

I certainly agree. This is one of the good things about the internet despite the recent Facebook controversy. People from three different nations using it to help out a person from a fourth nation.

For me, this video sure beats watching a cat playing the piano on You Tube!

Cheers,

[Harlé Sylvain]

Hello
Problem solved!!!

thank you all for this Help I was afraid to change my Clutch ,It is a bren new french one but I was not sure that it was exact the same .

The rod was completly damaged , it looks original angled , but was not...



Your picture was very usefull Jacques!


Youre right Internet has his good thinks,
I could never restaure this truck without world wilde help pictures and plans.
I find that is what is also interesting with CMP trucks, some trucks where left worldwilde!

Merci encore
Thank you again
Sylvain

[Alex van de Wetering]

Now that's interesting....that Clutch control rod looks almost identical to the hand brake rods used on the Chevrolet C8. Jacques, Sylvain, can I ask what lenght the rod is? And the diameter of the rod itself?......around 8mm?

regards,
Alex

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Alex,

The rod is 490mm long from the center of the clevis pin at the clutch end to the end of rod at the threaded end. Yes, it is 8mm diameter too.

Hope this helps. Perhaps another off the shelf part used by both manufacturers?

Cheers,

[Alex van de Wetering]

Jacques, Thanks. I think that might be slightly shorter overall when compared to the C8 brake rods, but overall they look identical.

Perhaps another off the shelf part used by both manufacturers?

Yes, could well be. I wonder if it's used as a civvy part as well, but I haven't found it at Macs yet.

Alex