Can someone tell me the length of the z bar/bell crank for an 83 K10, manual clutch?

[JoeyC75]

Can someone tell me the length of the z bar on an 83 K10, sm465, manual clutch. Mine seems to be too short.

 

[PrairieDrifter]

Pictures

 

[JoeyC75]

I'll grab some after work

 

[AuroraGirl]

i wasnt aware of there being different length z bar bell crank thingies. lol

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Heres a poor picture of mine, 1980

 

[AuroraGirl]

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Heres a picture of one out of a 1977 K25

 

[JoeyC75]

I think my frame may be slightly bent. When you depress the clutch pedal, the bar is coming off of the frame side pivot ball, and the adjustment rod at the clutch fork is at a pretty good angle.

 

[JoeyC75]

I also think my truck may have started life as a two wheel drive, and possibly an automatic (at least the body). I'm not sure if it is even on the factory 1983 frame. I get the feeling that it is made up of numerous trucks and parts that were cobbled together. If you can, post a picture of your z bar with a tape measure beside it, so I can compare the overall length, and mounting points for the linkage connections. Someone modified the frame side pivot ball to extend it, before I bought the truck, and the weld on it broke, disabling my clutch. That's when I discovered the z bar wasn't long enough, or the frame side is bent outward. Thanks in advance.

 

[AuroraGirl]

I also think my truck may have started life as a two wheel drive, and possibly an automatic (at least the body). I'm not sure if it is even on the factory 1983 frame. I get the feeling that it is made up of numerous trucks and parts that were cobbled together. If you can, post a picture of your z bar with a tape measure beside it, so I can compare the overall length, and mounting points for the linkage connections. Someone modified the frame side pivot ball to extend it, before I bought the truck, and the weld on it broke, disabling my clutch. That's when I discovered the z bar wasn't long enough, or the frame side is bent outward. Thanks in advance.

it may not be a frame issue but they may have broken the stud , bad power train mounts can twist and put them at extreme angles.

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heres what the frame bracket looks like
Also do they have the stud on the engine block or the bellhousing?
Ignore the circle in the next pic

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Mine is kinda twisty because of bad mounts, so dont take mine as gospel, but heres just more pictures to help possibly