Identification of F15 2WD?

Lynn Eades · #1 16-05-20, 23:26

Nice work you are doing Tony. Is that the correct rubber mount for a truck?

Jacques Reed · #2 17-05-20, 01:44

Hi Tony,

I'll second Lynn's comment!

Amazing what pictures reveal. I had a rear F15 transmission mount which I thought maybe had been broken and welded up about 2" above the base. Looking at yours I now think it was just a mould line as your looks identical at the same place. Just gave it away two days ago as not needed for my F15-A. The recipient was using it with a gear case I gave away with it for a man cave item anyway.

The other interesting thing I noticed was the rear transmission mount gasket on my F15-A transmission was the same shape as the F15 one. See attached. It really is not required to be that complex shape on a F15-A as there is a large circular mating area at the transmission mount on them. I just cut my gasket out as a large circle to keep it simple. Guess Ford standardized on the more complex shaped one to cut down on parts inventory.

Cheers,

Ganmain Tony · #3 17-05-20, 07:20

Sure is chaps,

Goes under the chassis cross member and the two metal inserts go through to contact the rear mount on the back of the gear box.

At least, they are the bits I pulled off this truck.

Has any one seen a different arrangement? - pictures welcome.

Keeping in mind this is an F15 not an F15A

Ganmain Tony · #4 17-05-20, 13:10

One from the collection - definitely a rear Ford transmission seal.

From what vehicle though?

Ganmain Tony · #5 17-05-20, 13:20

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?

Lynn Eades · #6 17-05-20, 22:17

Tony, the main shaft retainer comes in about 10 different options. Your one (based on the number I see) is probably not Ford? Maybe Chrysler or Clarke?

Jacques Reed · #7 18-05-20, 02:09

Quote:

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 · #8 27-05-20, 02:13

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,