Frankenstein Drivetrain Issues

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Apr 13, 2009 | 02:06 PM

#61

artfd

Elder User

Joined: May 2005

Posts: 567

Likes: 1

If you get a chance, please photograph the parts as you remove them. It'll help the rest of us who are faced with the same thing.

Apr 13, 2009 | 10:21 PM

#62

displacement4me

More Turbo

Joined: Jan 2009

Posts: 701

Likes: 17

From: Alberta, Canada

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tremclad

The Reinforcement plate will help a lot still though because the firewall is so weak there. Even though the edge is welded in place now, the firewall is still bulging right behind the master cylinder a tiny bit when the clutch is pushed down.

I'm doing a swap from an auto to a manual - is this a common problem with our generation trucks?

Should I fab up my own enforcement plate for the install? (I looked at the biggest plate E3TZ7K509B and it was around $150)

Mar 18, 2011 | 03:12 PM

#63

artfd

Elder User

Joined: May 2005

Posts: 567

Likes: 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by displacement4me

Should I fab up my own enforcement plate for the install? (I looked at the biggest plate E3TZ7K509B and it was around $150)

The last time I checked with Ford (in 2010) the biggest plate is no longer stocked.

Dec 25, 2011 | 08:38 PM

#64

Wyowanderer

Elder User

Joined: Jun 2010

Posts: 509

Likes: 4

From: Casper, Wyoming

This guy used to sell a homegrown replacement for the big plate:

Terrapin Manufacturing

Dec 25, 2011 | 09:17 PM

#65

ctubutis

Moderator

Joined: Nov 2007

Posts: 22,415

Likes: 92

From: Denver Metro Area, CO

Quote:

Originally Posted by artfd

The last time I checked with Ford (in 2010) the biggest plate is no longer stocked.

I realize it has been 9 months since this was posted but I just looked....

Yes, the bracket for heavily-damaged firewalls (E3TZ-7K509-B) seems to be NLA and aftermarket or custom-made fab seems to be the only alternatives unless NumberDummy could perhaps find one (he has access to more resources than me).

But there are still around 12 places in the country offering the lighter-damage bracket (E3TZ-7K509-A).

FWIW.