Here is the warranty plate, and I noticed this as well. I can't believe the flywheel would be exposed but it is. Anyones thoughts






missing a plate?

 

Looks like the inspection plate is missing. It isn't critical, but it does keep foreign matter out of the clutch area.
One more item to put on your parts list, but it can wait.

John - Banjo

 

On my Thunderbird, someone swapped out the transmission for one that was compatible, but not an exact replacement. One of the things that didn't fit was the inspection plate, which they apparently threw away.

I ordered the one correct for my year and model--didn't work, of course, so it was a process of trial and error getting the right one. No clue how long it was driven without the plate, but at least 10k miles without doing any damage.

~Steve

 

With that being said, when they switched the gear shifter from the colum to the floor. Is that a mod without changing the transmission or would you be required to change the transmission?

 

Not required.


John

 

Seems like a common thing. My 67 mustang has no inspection plate either. Havent really looked at the trucks yet

 

I'm curious where is a good place to get parts for my truck?

 

www.dennis-carpenter.com


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I also use LMC--I like the way their site works and for me at least, the shipping seems a little faster than most.

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Many of the specialty parts for our trucks are made by a single manufacturer, usually overseas and sold through different outlets here.

For quite a number of things (especially maintenance parts), try your local parts store first, especially if you have a good independent shop in town. It's sometimes a little surprising how much is still available that way.

~Steve

 

I have the 1964/72 Ford Truck Master Parts and Accessory Catalog, is that of any use? If so where do I search the part numbers? For example, someone has replaced the factory seats with Tahoe seat, I looked in the parts manual and the part number is C1TB 9160094-A. You google that part number and I get no where. Is there no need for parts manual since most part numbers are obsolete.

 

The OEM part numbers are invaluable, because they are still used by many vendors, as well as private sellers on auction sites like eBay. There's no way around this, it all starts with a part # or a good cross to the new one.

I don't know what people did before the internet, it makes for a pretty good search net. Sometimes it helps to remove the dashes from the number. Different firms have different ways of cataloguing, and some don't have much of a web presence but they have what you need.

The downside to online ordering is, it helps a lot to be able to bring the old part in and compare it with new at a place like NAPA, have a few parts ordered online that turned out to be wrong for my application.

 

Agree completely with the Tedster, but a seat is probably not something that anyone would still have in stock new and Napa doesn't carry them, either, as far as I know. Likely best option would be to get a used seat and then if it needs re-upholstering then contact one of the vendors who deal in original material, like SMS in Canby, Oregon.


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You have the '64 - '72 Ford Truck Master Parts and Accessories manual and wonder if it's any use? It certainly should be! Do you have the paper version, or, more likely, the CD-ROM? I find the paper version less ponderous to use, but the information is all there on the CD. It does take a lot of scrolling! You'd probably get a better description of how to use the manual from Number Dummy or TA455, but hopefully this will help. Ford part numbers from this era are divided into 3 parts - a prefix, a basic part number, and a suffix. In the part number C5TZ-7A533-A, which is for a "Clutch Rod to Floor Seal", C5TZ is the prefix, 7A533 is the basic part number, and A is the suffix. The prefix tells you what year the part was first released for production, and which vehicle line the part was originally used on. "C5" stands for 1965. (B5 = 1955, D6 = 1976, E8 = 1988). "TZ" stands for Ford Truck. The Basic Part Number (7A533) is what is shown when you look up the picture of the part in the IPB (Illustrated Parts Breakdown) portion of the manual. To get the rest of the part number (i.e., the prefix and suffix) look up the basic part number in the text portion of the manual, and when you find that, look for your application (such as '65 F100 2WD). If the basic part number has a letter in it, as this one does, ignore the letter and just use the numbers when looking up the reference in the text section. It takes some getting used to, but when you do get it it's not so bad. Hopefully ND or TA455 will follow me up with better directions. Good luck.