Identification of F15 2WD?

[Jacques Reed]

Originally Posted by Ganmain Tony

Put the tail shaft in as well as handbrake and the rod to the back.
The rod turned into a brute of a job.

The clutch return spring is the black one in the pictures. Can anyone clarify that I have put the back of the spring in the right spot on the chassis?

Hi Tony,

Cannot confirm location for an F15 but on the F15-A it goes into the small hole above the master cylinder. There is a similar hole above your master cylinder but more to the outside of the vehicle. It looks like the pull would clear the brake rod by an adequate margin in any case. Going through a hole also reduces the chance of it detaching from just being held by the the edge of the chassis. I could be completely off the mark but it is a possibility.

Just had another thought: I measured my clutch return spring and it is 10-1/2" long. If yours is the same length it would require stretching a lot more to fit into the chassis crossmember than to fit into the hole. This assumes the faces of both trucks crossmembers are the same distance from the clutch arm. If your spring is longer, then the crossmember most likely is the anchor point.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Tony,

Think the attached will confirm your location for the clutch return spring. Looks like the hole above the master cylinder based on the diagram.
Taken from the Australian Military Forces "Driver's Handbook for Ford"

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

[Ganmain Tony]

Thanks Jacques,

I think that is fairly definitive. I managed to find a stronger original spring as well so I will fit that up when I do the bushes in the clutch pedal and get it back on.

There is a bit of play in everything so I'm working on getting things back to somewhere near original clearance. The clutch pedal shaft keeps wandering over to the pedal side when I put a spring on so hopefully, doing this will stop the drift.

Thanks also Lynn for that information, I simply assumed it was Ford. Did not realise other manufacturer's used similar items.

[Ganmain Tony]

Have you got a picture of the cover of that Manual Jacques?

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Tony,

Here is the cover of the Handbook.

Also a photo of the brake and clutch springs for comparison. The clutch spring uses smaller diameter wire. The brake spring, typically, is unique to Cab 13 vehicles. Part No. *C29Q 2472. Both seem to be the same length however, about 10-1/2" to inside of hooks.

The clutch spring is Part No. 81W 7523, so it is not unique to CMP vehicles and a quick search found Van Pelt sales carries them. No doubt other suppliers do too.

Hope this is of interest to all.

Cheers,

[Ganmain Tony]

Thanks again Jacques for invaluable information.

I'm still getting my ducks in a row in regards to the engine so one of the little jobs that has been annoying me has been done. Mount the spare wheel carrier.

Main reason... to get it off the shed floor. Had to improvise for the Australian version as this truck was originally fitted with the Canadian 'Clam shell' type.

A couple of years ago I was beaten by about 15 minutes on line to the purchase of a Canadian Box. So I'll have to be content with what I've got.

This was my solution.

This spare wheel carrier I think was also for 20 inch Wheels and has been altered. Luckily the 10.5 x 16 inch Tyre juust fits.

[Ganmain Tony]

Thrust bearing installed with new grease pipe.
Local Pirtek guys were very good.
The fittings look almost identical to the originals.