Hello, i just recently picked up a 85 f600 with the 8.2 detroit. Looking for what the subject says. my peddle feels like it has pretty much no freeplay, and i had some very slight slipping on the TQ peak of the engine and would like to see if a proper adjustment will fix the situation. So i need pointed in the correct direction and on the order of how both the pressure plate and the peddle should be done as i can find no info.

 

Anything in common with this one?

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...1989-f800.html

 

I read that post before i made mine. I do not remember seeing a cog ring like shown on his pic. I was thinking maybe the 3 large bolts with the slotted studs are how this one is adjusted but i didn't want to experiment not knowing if that is actually what it does, or the proper clearance. I will have to crawl under it again and make sure i didn't overlook the cog ring thingy. I'm completely new to wrenching on anything this large. The biggest i have done is 3/4 and 1 ton stuff.

 

Ok, i took another look at the truck again. I spun the flywheel the whole way around and didn't see anything for a adjustment bolt or anything. I believe that maybe it is not adjustable? or that the 3 big nuts over the clutch fingers are indeed the adjusting part. It is hard to see in this pic due to some wash out but there is a slot in the stud. I'm thinking that the nut is loosened and that the stud is turned to and the nut is tightened as a lock nut style hold. You can see the slot on the stud better in the original post but this shows the whole view a little better.

 

On my 83 F800 8.2 the only adjustment is external witch is in 2nd pic.

 

I got it, I played with the peddle free play yesterday and i'm pretty sure its fixed now that it isn't so stiff and "riding" the clutch from the linkage being overly tight.