Just Pondering...
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Just Pondering...
Was there a kind of defect in the firewalls of the 86-87 f250s that made it weak where the clutch master cylinder mounts? my 87 7.3 did that to me before it died, among other things (negligence/cavitation is a bad thing).
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From: Mi'kma'ki
yes there was.at least on the 7th gen trucks (80-86) im not sure if 8th gens had this trouble,not that i know of.
what people did was made a custom plate to stiffen the firewall up like it should have been.
what people did was made a custom plate to stiffen the firewall up like it should have been.
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From: Faibanks Ak.
It wasn't really a defect. When ford came out with the diesel in 83 it used a lot stronger clutch, so they used a hydraulic setup so it wouldn't be near as hard to push, they just didn't think about that energy had to go somewhere.
You can make your own reinforcement plate. I have done many of them way before I even knew ford offered one.
You can make your own reinforcement plate. I have done many of them way before I even knew ford offered one.
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Just to clarify a bit, Freebird01 is not making the factory-style repair/reinforcing plates, IIRC he came up with his own design that is stronger than the factory stuff.
