40desoto Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) I took apart my clutch pedal assembly from my 1940 Desoto about 5 years ago and lost track of where everything goes. I was assuming I would easily refer to the shop manual or any other diagram available online, but I havent been able to find one. More specifically Im looking for a diagram that shows the plate that I believe mounts on the bellhousing and acts as a two bolt mount for the clutch torque shaft pivot bracket. I vagely remember that plate was thin and caught my attention that a mounting plate would be so thin. Does anyone know what manual would provide an exploded view or is willing to share an diagram? Edited March 12, 2019 by 40desoto Picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 This might or might not help. This is from a Plymouth P-15. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40desoto Posted March 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Thank you Don. After posting my inquiry I didnt find thing diagram through one of your many posts of it. Thank you it has been very helpful. Where Im stumped is where this plate (spring 6-52-5) goes mounted on the bellhousing. Im assuming the bracket 6-53-5 goes attached to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 This might or might not help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40desoto Posted March 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) Thank you Don! This is very, very helpful. I knew that the silver plate bolted on the side of the bellhousing but I noticed on mine, and on your as well, the matting area is not flush. How did you get that silver plate to mount flushed? Edited March 11, 2019 by 40desoto horrible grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ194950 Posted March 11, 2019 Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 I doubt it did sit flush per-say Should not make any difference since both ends of the shaft are on ball end type of a pivot. Since the picture Don posted -listed that metal plate as a spring it was most likely made of a spring steel metal that can flex as needed.. So no worries?? DJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40desoto Posted March 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2019 Just found the answers to my questions on the following post! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40desoto Posted March 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) So my spring plate is not rectangular like the ones on all the diagrams I reviewed. I was lucky to see markings and slight paint lines to detemine where they have been mounted before. It also has a spacer plate that was on between the spring plate and the recessed area of the bell housing. Looks like the spacer was not factory and was used as a shim to allign? Edited March 12, 2019 by 40desoto Drinking while typing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40desoto Posted March 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 Im assuming that I have all the parts when I removed them all years ago and I never noticed a clutch spring return bracket. I did have this large bracket that appears to mount around the area of the spring return bracket. If I recall correctly, this bracket also help the transmission OD cable as it ran from the dash to the transmission. does anyone have a similar bracket that can assist me in confirming the mounting location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 This is for a P-15. Yours may be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40desoto Posted March 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 Thanks Don. I think mine is different because my bellhousing has a bottom cover that bolts where the bracket on your picture is located. Im guessing that the large bracket in the picture I posted mounts on that same hole but under the bellhousing cover. Thanks for sharing your pictures over time. Ive used them for my project, especially my T5 conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted March 12, 2019 Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 My T-5 conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40desoto Posted March 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2019 Beautiful! your setup moves your shifter one inch forward compared to the rest that used the adapter.... and saved you about $400. I'll save my T5 questions for another forum topic. By the way, everytime I google to do research that damn baby blue motor keeps coming up... ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40desoto Posted March 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Just wanted to share my update and maybe it will be a reference to someone in the future. I came to the conclusion with what parts i had remaining that this is the proper assembly of the clutch fork return spring and bracket. kinda neat that the spring bracket also holds the speedometer cable in places 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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