Firewall Flex Plate

[F 150Cobra]

the part for the small kit is
E3TZ7K509A

but i cant find it on the net anywhere to buy... any of you guys have it? or can buy it and mail it to me??

it will be a cool gift for my b-day hhaha im kidding.. PM me and well work things out!

 

[flareside_thunder]

wtf are you talking about?

 

[Fellro]

Are you talking about the firewall repair kit? I can snap pics of one in action... might be able to duplicate it, or I can check the local dealers to see if they still have one. Got surprised when I needed mine, the local dealer still had one.

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Looks like a reinforcin plate for the clutch master cyilinder.

 

[F 150Cobra]

wtf are you talking about?

hahah firewall flex repair kit!! you dont know you have a automatic

Are you talking about the firewall repair kit? I can snap pics of one in action... might be able to duplicate it, or I can check the local dealers to see if they still have one. Got surprised when I needed mine, the local dealer still had one.

ok pics can help allot to!! i can make a duplicate at school no prob!

 

[flareside_thunder]

Man the pic didn't come up at first...then I googled the PN and found it. I'll check around man.

 

[F 150Cobra]

Looks like a reinforcin plate for the clutch master cyilinder.

yuppp you should chek your truck if it flexes.. i saw mine and it flexes allot!



mine flexes more than that!

 

[F 150Cobra]

Man the pic didn't come up at first...then I googled the PN and found it. I'll check around man.

k thanks! its a cheap part less then 15 bucks i was told..

 

[Fellro]

That's about what I paid for mine, instructions and all... I had a bit of a crack, the PO just used bigger washers... Tore up the synchros for 2nd gear, but before doing the repair, it was hard to shift gears. Now that I did the whole clutch, the pilot bearing was bad, the truck shifts purty darn good...

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Eh if it blows through the firewall then ill fix it till then itll be fine.

 

[F 150Cobra]

That's about what I paid for mine, instructions and all... I had a bit of a crack, the PO just used bigger washers... Tore up the synchros for 2nd gear, but before doing the repair, it was hard to shift gears. Now that I did the whole clutch, the pilot bearing was bad, the truck shifts purty darn good...

mine shifts good but not that good.. soo i wanna make it perfect.. i already have the adjustable linkage for mine it came with it but the firewall flex i gotta fix now

 

[flareside_thunder]

Here..... http://www.newfordparts.com/catalog.htm

 

[F 150Cobra]

ahhh thanks jr!

 

[flareside_thunder]

NP...I found it a few minutes after you'd already vacated.

 

[Alvin in AZ]

Here..... http://www.newfordparts.com/catalog.htm

Item Number E3TZ-7K509-B $169.96 REINFORCEMENT ASY-DA

170 bucks?
You gotta be kiddin' me! :/
Man they have no shame at all when asking for money do they? :/

That's about three days bring-home for me. :/
I bet I could make one and install it too, in less than three full days.

My '90 F250 parts truck (351w+ZF) came with an extra plate and the
'91 Truck Shop Manual calls it a "Clutch Bracket 7A621"...

http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/7A621.jpg
Sorry it's blurry, my camera can't take pictures up that close. :/

So, I guess that was Ford's fix?
The F250 parts truck's firewall is solid as anything where that part was.

My '89 parts catalog (CD) shows nothing but two nuts on that side of
the firewall with the 7A543 clutch master cylinder.

Alvin in AZ

 

[95F350XL]

Make your own bracket. Cant be that hard. Id make a plate that bolts on the inside and outside.

 

[flareside_thunder]

The 170 dollar bracket goes all the way across the firewall.......the cheapo just covers the immediate area around the clutch master cylinder.

 

[F 150Cobra]

the cheapo part is about 17 bucks!.. im gonna get that part.. i would make my one but i dont have one to copy off

 

[flareside_thunder]

Get it man........and make some spares to sell to your buddies.

 

[Fellro]

For the hassles, the 17 is worth it.Wouldn't be hard to make, but it does take a bit of time to make it fit if you don't have one to compare to.

As stated, the higher dollar kit is for one that went way bad, and needs extensive repairs. Better to catch it now for the cheap than wait for it to totally blow through and make the job way worse.