I'm looking for a picture of the clutch linkage as it attaches to the 3 speed transmission on a 53-56 F100.

 

It's a push rod that connects to the fork holding the throw out bearing inside the bell housing. Unless you are talking about the pedal actuator bracket that is bolted to the transmission. Semantics.....

See if these help.





OBTW in the photo, the bracket that is bolted to the transmission - next to (7572) the large U shaped actuator, it's installed upside down. Open part should face down.

 

Dadyo,

We need to see pics of your 3 speed, If you recall the 4 speed has 2 cast protrusions where the linkage bolts to. The 3 speed has these as well UNLESS you are installing a car or truck transmission from a 57 and newer . I dont think the car trans has them therefore, things wont bolt up!

Kevin Bigwin

 

This trans is from a 57 or newer model. It has a top loaded case. with the R10 od on the back. I guess I'll have to fab something up!

 

The trans that is pictured in Julie's message isn't my trans. Mine has a plate on top.

 

Here's the side cover to the earlier 3 speed Kevin was talking about with the two mounting stems and mounting bracket (7507 - that I said was upside down in the othe photo I posted) - if that helps.




Does the front half of your transmission look like this? If so it's a T-85N

 

OK, the case of my trans says T86-E. It looks like the one on the bottom of Julie's post, with the cover on the top. It does not have the raised cast area to mount the bracket to. It came out of a '59 F100, but that doesn't mean much. It could have been swapped in from something else. If there isn't a part to make it work, I'll have to fab something up. I think we are getting close to an answer though! What does the linkage from the '59 F100 look like? I never saw the truck myself.

 

"59 has a hydraulic clutch.
Nothing fastens to the trans.
The slave cylinder mounts to the bell housing.

 

OK can that be adapted to the '55?

 

Can a hydraulic clutch be adapted to a '55 pedal system? I went out and looked at the bell housing and there it was! The spot that the slave cylinder mounts onto. I also have an earlier bell that doesn't have that mount, and could swap it out and fab up a way to use the mechanical clutch. That would be easier than trying to hook up the hydraulics, if it would work. I love a challenge!!

 

The '59 pedals swing from the firewall with a firewall mounted master cyl.
I suppose you could adapt a clutch master under the floor to hook up to your pedal arangement.
I think you would have to have the master mounted higher than the slave though.