... The Clutch lever on my 84 F250 is out of alignment. A previous owner had done some SERIOUS jurry rigging and had the linkage ALL fugged up.

So, I went to the local Ford Dealer to buy part # E4TZ-7A554-A.


The oldtimer said that the part was no longer available and was replaced by E7TZ-7A554-AA.

I installed it and the Clutch Master cylinder rod does NOT line up to where the lever's pin is located. It seems as though the lever's pin needs to be on the opposite side to be in proper alignment.

Turning the lever around puts the pin WAY out of alignment.

More research revealed this document with the lever's pin facing in the opposite side (Correct for my application ??) Here's the pic...



So my question is, did Ford actually swap the Lever's pin location on the updated part or what ??

How do I get this darn lever's pin to line up properly ??

 

are you sure thats the right diagram?it says its for a bronco.i have a 89 f-350 and i have the pedal assembly tore apart right now for bushing wear problems.i know mine has no offset in it nor does the pin point towards thew driver door like that.the previous owner probably did all the jurry rigging because these trucks are notorious for this problem.after i replace the bushings on mine,if that doesnt do it,i'll have to resort to jurry rigging

 

On my truck, and in my haynes, it has the pin that the rod attatches to facing the passenger side.

 

Yea, I noticed that too. Should be the same. Why would they be different ??

Is your lever straight then ?? Can you get a pic of it ??

 

What year is your truck ??

 

It's an 84, and I was trying to figure out how to post a pic I have of it. If I can't post the pic, I'll send it to your e-mail.

 

I'll bet it looks like the bottom lever.

 

Well after many hours of blood, sweat and tears, I've solved the alignment issue.

Turns out that the 87-96 Lever is entirely different than the 80-86 lever.

Now what I don't understand is this.....

Ford changed the Clutch Lever (aka Bellcrank) starting in the 1987 model year. The biggest change was the OFFSET. There is at least a 1" difference in Offset between the old style lever.

The new style lever (87+) will NOT line up (behind the clutch master cylinder) properly in a 80-86 truck.

Q: Did Ford make a change in the location of the clutch master cylinder in the 87+ trucks to make up for the bellcrank offset difference from the previous years ???

Here's pics of the (2) levers below......

The 87+ Lever is the heavily angled part.