strange throwout bearing problem

[CobraV8]

The clutch works just like it should, no other problems besides the one with the throwout bearing.

There is no interference between the fork and the cutout in the bellhousing.I checked the whole setup several times from under the car while I had a friend depress the clutch pedal.



I found one interesting thing on Davids homepage:

he sells this part as a "Bellhousing clutch fork pivot for 1968 and newer forks"



This is the kind of pivot I have installed.
My transmission is the older- style 1964 narrow housing Toploader. Chances are the fork is also pre- '68.

What pivot was used before 1968?

[Burgs]

I would say you need to use the fork, with the clip, to use the pivot you have.

[Wayne Maybury]

I ran a similar setup in a '65 HiPo Mustang and the only problem I ever had was that pivot kept braking so a friend welded in a triangular support. No problem after that.

If your fork is going in too far and hitting those clips, there seems to be an alignment problem of some sort. If everything else works well and you have all of the correct parts, the holes in the pivot could be modified so that it could be moved outwards slightly or I guess you could grind an 1/8" off of the ends of the fork. However, I would start by checking the alignment and making sure that you have the correct fork and/or correct pivot for that bellhousing before modifying anything.

Wayne