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Aha. As ever, Dan to the rescue - thanks again.
Dan - do you know which clutch fork the Cobra used? Is it the C3AZ-7515-A?
My old Mustang has come to the rescue. I bought it 10 years ago, took out the motor and 3-spd t/l to fit a stroker and T5. Stashed the parts away and forgot about them, until yesterday. I dug out the b/h and sure enough, it still had the clutch lever in it, and it was the early type with the wire clip and the spring hole offset at the tip. No part number.
The interesting bit is the fork length, where the forks rest on the bearing. I have a NOS '68 lever, still with Ford sticker, rusty but unused. This is the later type with the riveted spring clip. Putting them side-by-side, the earlier lever is about 1/2" longer from the pressed-in pivot ridge to the tip of the two forks. This would explain why my release bearing was hanging up on the fork when I tested it. It seems that the 5-bolt bellhousing, or something else in the chain, is different. I'm really happy I didn't throw the old lever out 10 years ago!
Roger
Can't fit the motor yet, my engine crane won't reach so I've had to order a long-reach one. Didn't fancy trying to install from the side.
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