Hiya all, I have just installed a T5 behind a 88 5.0L in my 74 mav. It runs great it sounds better but i have not a clue on how to hookup the clutch pedal to the clutch. Is there anyone out there that has done this that could. 1: Send me a detailed writeup of how they did it 2: Include a parts list 3: Send pictures of the install or take some pictures of it to go by Thanks - i am am driving myself crazy trying to figure out how to do this and thus far can not seem to make anything work. David Dmruff1@yahoo.com 1974 Grabber
http://www.fordmuscle.com look in the archives,they did it to a '67 Mustang, but Mavericks are very similar. If it was me, I'd go with a hydraulic throwout bearing.
I put a T5 in my '70 using '66 mustang linkage, but if you have an '88 block you don't have the tapped hole in the side of the block for the equalizer arm stud. You can buy an adaptor that allows you to mount a stud and use mechanical linkage, use a cable like the new Mustangs , or a hydraulic setup (very nice and very expensive).
So the cable clutch system WILL work in my 74 mav? and i buy the kit for a 67 mustang? 259.00 to get it to work is not a bad price
Does the release fork on your bellhousing have to be pushed or pulled to make the throwout bearing contact the pressure plate fingers?
I will have to take a look at it - i think it gets pulled out, BUT i do not remember. Its a modern mustang T5 - like 1984 to 86ish - will double check this weekend
pulled. The modern 5.0's cable routes through the engine compartment, down to the clutch fork and straight through the clutch fork. step on the clutch, and it pulls the fork toward the front end thereby releasing the clutch
I used the hydraulic linkage from a Chevy (yuck) S-10. I kept the bell housing with the cable (pull) type throwout arm, and mounted the slave cylinder behind (towards rear of car) pushing forward. The master cylinder is mounted in a hole drilled where the original clutch linkage rod would have went through. I fabricated all of the brackets myself with scraps of metal I had laying around, nothing fancy, but does the trick. To hook to the pedal, I simply drilled a hole in the pedal and put a shoulder bolt through for the master cylinder rod to attach to. The whole thing works suprisingly well. The clutch pedal has a pretty short throw, but with a centerforce clutch it feels about right. Really nice thing is that the clutch reservoir is not attached to the master cylinder, and can be located wherever you want with a tube running to the master. Also, the whole thing cost about $40 with junkyard parts. We're putting a t-5 in my father's '66 Mustang and using a cable conversion kit, so it will be interesting to see which works better!
