I have a July '66 Dearborn Kar, and using the photo here as a reference, I have the mounting tab under the master cylinder on the firewall, but no hole provision on my Z bar. Should I have a spring like this, and what if I don't have a z bar hole? Do I have the wrong Z bar for this kar?
Thanks,
Troy
The additional spring was a running change made, I think, around January of 1966. I would assume that the Ford replacement 'Z' bars would have the hole, but aftermarket bars may not.
Jim
Troy,
I agree with Jim, I remember reading somewhere when the running change was made but can't find the reference at the moment, it was somewhere between Jan - March 66 though. I have the same setup on my late March 66 SJ car. Your July 66 car should definitely have this and is likely missing the OE Z-bar with the hole.
Let me know if you find a source for the spring, I've never been able to find one and would like a backup.
Dave
Did they eliminate the lower spring when they went with this spring setup, or did they use both?
My car has both the long 7523 lower spring which attaches to the release lever and the upper 7523.
FYI GUYS......Not all NOS bars came with this hole.
I purchased a REGULAR Z Bar in 1986 from Ford to repair my Hipo - purchased from the Ford Dealer in Norman, Ok where I was going to school.
I had to modify the lower section to get it to work - just like the previous regular bar my dad installed in 1980.
It was a NOS bar with the Ford tag and no hole.
This was before anyone had reproduced the HiPo Z bar.
The Ford MPC lists the changeover date as from 2/14/66. Ralph, the reason that the standard Z/Bar that you bought from Ford did not have the hole is because it was actually a 65 part number that was still available at the time. The part number is a C5ZZ 7528 E and the only difference from the early 66 one is that the upper swivel for 65 is on the bar. The way to use it on your 66 is to remove the swivel. The part number for the Hipo Z/Bar from 2/14/66 is a C6ZZ 7528 E. The earlier one is a C6ZZ 7528 B.
-Fred-
Fred - you are right - it did have the swivel. Makes perfect sense now.
fred
what a great picture above
with all the labels etc.
iowa
here is where the clutch release lever spring
attaches to the shock tower
finally found it on my K kar
and also my son's '66
one can see i've done a little welding
to the lower shock tower itself
iowa
Hi Everyone,
Does anyone have a good photo or details of the mounting tab below the master cylinder for the top spring. My z bar has the top hole with wear marks but all I have on the firewall is the slit?
Cheers
Ben
Ben, I would check behind the firewall padding to see if it fell inside of there. The tab is generally loose and can fall inside of the car.
-Fred-
I'm thnking if it was there it got lost around 1990 when the Kar was restored!!
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