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Old May 16, 2018 | 12:37 PM
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Heim joint question

I'm about to repair my clutch rod arm with the heim joint modification. The instructions say to cut the rod as close to the base of the eye as possible. Does that mean at the base where the rod begins to swell or does that mean at the base of the eye itself? For example, cut through the rod in such a way that the cut passes through the back part of the eye opening?
 
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Old May 16, 2018 | 01:12 PM
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I never got around to doing this mod on my 89 F350, but this link may help.

Heim Joint Mod | Clutch Rod Upgrade for 1988 to 1997 F-Series
 
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Not sure why I didn't see that before but that is exactly what I was looking for, thank you.
 
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Not sure why I didn't see that before but that is exactly what I was looking for, thank you.
No problem, it happened to be a link I had saved for my 89 F350.
 
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