Good day,

I own a 1994 F350 with the ZF 5-speed.

When starting the truck, I must push the clutch pedal all the way to the floor, and then a tiny bit more in order to start the truck. Is there an adjustment I can make on the clutch safety switch? Where is the clutch safety switch located?

Thanks,
Chris

 

Don't adjust the switch. You have worn out bushings in your clutch linkage that are causing this problem. Take care of it now before you can't start the truck at all anymore.

 

Andy,

What part numbers am I looking for?

Do I need to go to the dealer to get the parts?

Thanks,
Chris

 

I wish I could be of more help. I've never had to fix that problem myself but I have read a few threads about it. Maybe a few searches would turn up some help for you.

 

x2 on what Andy said but the switch is adjustable "in a way". ;)
Betcha you won't need to adjust it after fixing the wornout stuff tho! :)
...just like Andy said.

http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/pushrods.jpg
See that middle pushrod and the wornout stud that went with it? :/
They are off my 188k '90 F250 parts truck.

I replaced the stud with a hunk of bolt and welded it to the crank.
The bolt was sized to fit the larger brake-pushrod to the right. :)
The brake-pushrod needed cutting off shorter and the end rounded...
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/pushrod.jpg
...that's just some careful grinding and a deburring wheel was used
to clean it up. :)

Seems to me all your parts can come from RockAuto and it's a real
good outfit too! :)

Alvin in AZ

 

I just got back from Sil Terhar Ford with a new crank and bushing. We'll see how she goes together tonight. When I looked at the rod-end last night, it didn't look like it was worn that terribly bad. I'll put a finer eye on it tonight.

Thanks,
Chris