Clutch linkage with Lakewood Bell housing

[tklockwood]

Hi. Possibly stupid question. Should the clutch torque shaft (Z-bar) be perfectly horizontal between the frame rail and the bell housing pivot ball? Mine doesn't seem to be. It sits slightly higher on the bell housing than on the frame rail. It may also not be perfectly straight from one side to the other. I am in the process of switching from a big block to a small block, and this part seems odd to me. Has anyone else had any experience with this that could help? Note that I was using a Lakewood with the big block too, but I don't recall seeing this angle. Odd...

[Moparal]

If I'm not mistaken, there is more then one spot for the pivit ball for the z bar, or you use the adaptor that came with the kit. The clutch fork has more then one location to. I havent used a lakewood since the mid 80's so I'm a little foggy on this subject. I do remember other friends of mine having your same problem and it was an easy fix for us to get it right

[Chryco Psycho]

the Z bar should be level , you may have to modifiy the mount on the belhousing to get ti right