[Bob In Ct]

A few weeks ago I started having trouble shifting my ol' 642. The clutch would not go down far enough to shift easily and did not come back up on its own. I managed to get home. The next morning (when everything was cold) I took a look under the car and the clutch slave looked fine. I got in the car and the clutch went to the floor with no resistance. I picked it up and depressed it a second time (bad idea). Again it stayed on the floor. Of course now there was a hugh puddle of brake fluid all over the garage floor. So I needed a slave cylinder. (How hard could this be?)

Now the fun begins. I removed the slave and identified it as a Wagner Lockheed FD48909. I figured I would just go to my local auto parts store and pick one up - wrongo! Nobody knew what it was. My SPF guy wasn't too sure either. At this point I grabbed the slave and line it connected to, and dropped in on Brian at Vintage Motorsports in Wallingford. Brian was able to cross-reference the part to one at NAPA - 33721 (make note, you may need one someday). Originally this guy was on a 1966 Ford F100 4.9L!

Two days later the part (now made in China) was in and I figured I was all set (wrongo again)? The AN fitting that was in the original piece was too short for the new piece. Again I figured no problem, I'll just get a longer one. Again I ended up a Vintage since nobody in the regular world had or could find the part. Once again Brian was the man. He did his internet magic and found the piece. For you guys who will eventually need it, it's a caliper adapter made by Earl's Performance Plumbing (4 To 7/16-24IF, part # 591942ERL). Jay ordered the part and a few days later I was in business.


So SPF guys take note, someday you may need these parts. Thanks to Jay and especially Brian at Vintage Motorsports in Wallingford, CT for the help getting my car back on the road.

Photos to follow.

Bob