Clutch fork boot
- 67D100Pickup
- Sweptline.ORG Member
- Posts: 126
- Joined: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:44 pm
- City: Noble
- State: OK
Clutch fork boot
I can't find a clutch fork boot anywhere for my 67 D100, 3 speed.
Does anyone know where I can get one?
Can I repair mine with rubberized tape or something?
Jeff
Does anyone know where I can get one?
Can I repair mine with rubberized tape or something?
Jeff
- Txas2step
- Sweptline.ORG Pioneer
- Posts: 3416
- Joined: Mon May 31, 2010 7:26 am
- City: houston
- State: TX
Re: Clutch fork boot
61 shorty 170/ 3spd 3:91(sold)
66 lwb 318 poly/727/4:10 (sold)
67 shorty 318poly/4spd 3:55
68 ute 318/3 spd/3:55(sold)
70 318/727/3:23
66 d200 225/4spd/4:10( military)(sold)
68 d100 383/727/3:55
66 lwb 318 poly/727/4:10 (sold)
67 shorty 318poly/4spd 3:55
68 ute 318/3 spd/3:55(sold)
70 318/727/3:23
66 d200 225/4spd/4:10( military)(sold)
68 d100 383/727/3:55
-
- Sweptline.ORG Pioneer
- Posts: 7362
- Joined: Wed Dec 31, 1969 6:00 pm
- Location: Walnut Creek, CA
Re: Clutch fork boot
Is DC really this illiterate?
from the listing:
Please Read ... this synthetic rubber look good but be tolled?
they started cracking with in a year so you may want to dip it in some kind of rubber if it dose?
ONLY BUYING BOOT , BELLHOUSING NOT INCLUDED in sell?
from the listing:
Please Read ... this synthetic rubber look good but be tolled?
they started cracking with in a year so you may want to dip it in some kind of rubber if it dose?
ONLY BUYING BOOT , BELLHOUSING NOT INCLUDED in sell?
- 67D100Pickup
- Sweptline.ORG Member
- Posts: 126
- Joined: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:44 pm
- City: Noble
- State: OK
Re: Clutch fork boot
Yes. That ebay link was a wild goose chase. Thanks for saving me on that one!PwrWgnDrvr wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 9:23 amIs DC really this illiterate?
from the listing:
Please Read ... this synthetic rubber look good but be tolled?
they started cracking with in a year so you may want to dip it in some kind of rubber if it dose?
ONLY BUYING BOOT , BELLHOUSING NOT INCLUDED in sell?
Jeff
- 67D100Pickup
- Sweptline.ORG Member
- Posts: 126
- Joined: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:44 pm
- City: Noble
- State: OK
Re: Clutch fork boot
PwrWgnDrvr alerted me to the poor quality on this one. I have to pass on that.Txas2step wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 5:55 amEbay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-S-series ... SwBLlVgHgg
It seems nobody can find one.
Has anyone tried to repair these? Is there a reasonable chance rubber tape will work?
-
- Sweptline.ORG Pioneer
- Posts: 7362
- Joined: Wed Dec 31, 1969 6:00 pm
- Location: Walnut Creek, CA
Re: Clutch fork boot
DC is a stand up guy that many of us know personally. I was really shocked to see that in a listing that looks like his.
You can goober it up with Sikaflex 1A polyurethane caulking. Use fiberglass webbing to reinforce it. Comes in black that would match. Toughest rubber-like material on the planet. Sticks to everything except a dusty or exfoliating surface.
You can goober it up with Sikaflex 1A polyurethane caulking. Use fiberglass webbing to reinforce it. Comes in black that would match. Toughest rubber-like material on the planet. Sticks to everything except a dusty or exfoliating surface.
- 67D100Pickup
- Sweptline.ORG Member
- Posts: 126
- Joined: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:44 pm
- City: Noble
- State: OK
Re: Clutch fork boot
Well, you had to click the "more info" button to see that fine print. No harm done.PwrWgnDrvr wrote: ↑Tue Oct 20, 2020 11:51 amDC is a stand up guy that many of us know personally. I was really shocked to see that in a listing that looks like his.
You can goober it up with Sikaflex 1A polyurethane caulking. Use fiberglass webbing to reinforce it. Comes in black that would match. Toughest rubber-like material on the planet. Sticks to everything except a dusty or exfoliating surface.
I checked out the Sikaflex. Seems a little difficult to work with for this already goobered up specimen:
I'm going to give this stuff a shot: Scotch® Rubber Mastic Tape 2228
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/ ... 499&rt=rud
I'll let you know how it goes.
Re: Clutch fork boot
That is the boot you bought? Or your old one?
- 67D100Pickup
- Sweptline.ORG Member
- Posts: 126
- Joined: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:44 pm
- City: Noble
- State: OK
- 67D100Pickup
- Sweptline.ORG Member
- Posts: 126
- Joined: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:44 pm
- City: Noble
- State: OK
Re: Clutch fork boot
Here's how it turned out.
The rubber tape stuck to the original rubber on the boot so good it was impossible to reposition it during application. You had to stick it exactly where you want it to stay.
What do you think?
The rubber tape stuck to the original rubber on the boot so good it was impossible to reposition it during application. You had to stick it exactly where you want it to stay.
What do you think?
- Wildergarten
- Sweptline.ORG Pioneer
- Posts: 1768
- Joined: Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:27 pm
- City: Los Gatos
- State: CA
- Contact:
Re: Clutch fork boot
My guess is that it would work better if applied on the inside surface. That way it is seldom in tension against the original.
If applied to the outside, perhaps one should make a slightly oversized wooden mandrel soaked with glycerine or something that won't let the adhesives stick, and stretch what's left over that, apply the tape and allow to cure before removal. The mandrel would help with the mesh tape and Sikaflex solution too. It's a pain to apply anything to something intrinsically floppy.
If applied to the outside, perhaps one should make a slightly oversized wooden mandrel soaked with glycerine or something that won't let the adhesives stick, and stretch what's left over that, apply the tape and allow to cure before removal. The mandrel would help with the mesh tape and Sikaflex solution too. It's a pain to apply anything to something intrinsically floppy.
'69 W200 (thumbnail)
'68 W200 (RIP)
'68 W200 383 NP435 3.53
'67 W200 383 NP435 4.10 w overload springs, Dana 60, PTO winch & flatbed dump, racks, crane, c-air (Max)
Mark Vande Pol
Wildergarten.org
'68 W200 (RIP)
'68 W200 383 NP435 3.53
'67 W200 383 NP435 4.10 w overload springs, Dana 60, PTO winch & flatbed dump, racks, crane, c-air (Max)
Mark Vande Pol
Wildergarten.org
- 67D100Pickup
- Sweptline.ORG Member
- Posts: 126
- Joined: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:44 pm
- City: Noble
- State: OK
Re: Clutch fork boot
Some good points. You sound like an engineer? If my hack-job doesn't work out I'll definitely attempt to fabricate a "new" one!Wildergarten wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:16 amMy guess is that it would work better if applied on the inside surface. That way it is seldom in tension against the original.
If applied to the outside, perhaps one should make a slightly oversized wooden mandrel soaked with glycerine or something that won't let the adhesives stick, and stretch what's left over that, apply the tape and allow to cure before removal. The mandrel would help with the mesh tape and Sikaflex solution too. It's a pain to apply anything to something intrinsically floppy.
Thanks again for the tips.
Jeff
- Wildergarten
- Sweptline.ORG Pioneer
- Posts: 1768
- Joined: Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:27 pm
- City: Los Gatos
- State: CA
- Contact:
Re: Clutch fork boot
Outed again.
In addition to antique boat restoration, I've built equipment for everything from a spacecraft package, to microwave microelectronics, photo-optical equipment for I-MAX, to 24-7 industrial chemical processing machinery. Just rebuilt a South Bend Lathe. Built lots of cars, but I'm here for my first real truck project and it has some tough requirements. It's been fun because it challenges me every day.
'69 W200 (thumbnail)
'68 W200 (RIP)
'68 W200 383 NP435 3.53
'67 W200 383 NP435 4.10 w overload springs, Dana 60, PTO winch & flatbed dump, racks, crane, c-air (Max)
Mark Vande Pol
Wildergarten.org
'68 W200 (RIP)
'68 W200 383 NP435 3.53
'67 W200 383 NP435 4.10 w overload springs, Dana 60, PTO winch & flatbed dump, racks, crane, c-air (Max)
Mark Vande Pol
Wildergarten.org
- 67D100Pickup
- Sweptline.ORG Member
- Posts: 126
- Joined: Wed Sep 23, 2020 12:44 pm
- City: Noble
- State: OK
Re: Clutch fork boot
Well, there you go then. I appreciate the feedback.
Jeff
Jeff
-
- Sweptline.ORG Pioneer
- Posts: 7362
- Joined: Wed Dec 31, 1969 6:00 pm
- Location: Walnut Creek, CA
Re: Clutch fork boot
In the trades they say: If an Architect builds it, it'll fall down, if an engineer builds it, they'll tear it down.