Scary ride

[bigdaddyof4]

This happened as I was coming up to a stoplight in the middle of town.

 

[savage]

That must of mad your heart skip a beat!!!!

 

[WheelHorse]

Yikes! Were you the one who welded it or was that a PO job?

 

[smokinjoe]

D*** You work pic filter!!!! I wanna see

 

[AaronWelch]

Looks like a broken steering shaft. Crappy weld came apart.

 

[75junebug]

Clutch rod booger weld?

 

[Apogee]

Looks like the clutch pedal rod...pretty common failure on Fords with that design. The one in my F150 did the same thing going for 4th gear one day, took me a solid 45 minutes combing through the gravel, cigarette butts and garbage on the side of the highway to find the clutch pushrod which ejected when everything let loose. I welded it up and ran it until I finally made a better solution with SRE's and a machined shaft.

 

[bigdaddyof4]

Yikes! Were you the one who welded it or was that a PO job?

PO job.......

 

[bigdaddyof4]

It was the clutch pedal rod and was only holding by about a 32nd or less. I ground it down and got a good weld on it. Luckily there was an open parking lot next to the stop light. I did circles till the light changed then went for it.

 

[blubuckaroo]

I had a clutch cable break while stopped in traffic. Almost wacked the car in front of me.
A lot of the stress on that clutch rod comes from a binding Z-bar. Make sure it's lubed up and swivels freely.
You can make a better clutch rod from a length of 3/8" rod and a couple of 3/8" heim joints.

 

[Tedster100]

That would be a wild ride for sure. Glad you're ok. I got home once and looked down and saw a hair pin on the floor. At first I didn't think much of it, then it hit me. When I looked up under the dash the hair pin from the brake rod was missing. I was one bump away from no brakes at all if the master cylinder rod would have come off the pedal. She's got a cotter pin in there now so it's not going anywhere.

 

[xcntrk]

You can totally drive home without a clutch. Just need good brakes, a healthy starter, and rev-matching skills

 

[Banjer Picker]

It was the clutch pedal rod and was only holding by about a 32nd or less. I ground it down and got a good weld on it. Luckily there was an open parking lot next to the stop light. I did circles till the light changed then went for it.

Glad u got out unscathed. Couldn't you have just turned the key to the off position though?;D

 

[bigdaddyof4]

Glad u got out unscathed. Couldn't you have just turned the key to the off position though?;D

What fun would that have been?

 

[WILDHORSES]

Sorry couldn't resist. Easy fix without the problem in the future.
http://www.wildhorses4x4.com/product/Extreme_Duty_Clutch_Rod

Made these long ago when the same thing happened to me.

 

[bigdaddyof4]

Sorry couldn't resist. Easy fix without the problem in the future.
http://www.wildhorses4x4.com/product/Extreme_Duty_Clutch_Rod

Made these long ago when the same thing happened to me.

Defiantly in my future plans

 

[Broncobowsher]

No clutch pedal? I'm trying to think of how many times I have had that happen. Couple of Broncos, couple of cars. The motorcycle was a little more interesting, starting in gear was interesting being it was a big thumper.

Once, for the fun of it, I drove to work without ever touching the clutch pedal. Started in gear, drove through town, intersections, and parked it. Without ever touching the clutch.