so I'm working on getting my cruiser back together, and I cant seem to get the slave cylinder to bolt up at all. I'm not the one that took it of so I have no idea how it goes? could some one post a pic or 2 of how the slave cylinder bolts up on an early 70 fj40? thanks
One bolt lines up with a hole in the bellhousing bracket. The second hole requires a tab that bolts to one of same holes as the bellhousing bracket and extends upwards diagonally to the slave cylinder. Originally a stud for the column shift linkage was involved, but if you're not running column shift, you don't need to worry about that part.
If you're missing the tab, they're not hard to fabricate. Flat stock with two holes and one small notch to clear the corner of the bellhousing bracket.
Why in the hell did Toyota do it that way. I've never figured that one out. They spend so much time mounting everything on the rig with little brackets, and bolts and stuff, but a fairly crucial part hangs by one solid bolt and peice of light strap.
Does it bolt any better to the passenger side, like original JDM design, I've never tried, but their is a different hole pattern on that side I know. Also, why did the return srping have to rub on the motor mount in stock configuration, it seems to make the arm swing out funny.
Sorry just griping, that's one thing that always seemed badly done on a 40.
So that's what that bracket is for! I swapped out my clutch slave cylinder about 6 months ago, and there was nothing connected to that bracket. So I removed it. With a quick trip to the hardware store for a spring, it is now connected right.
I have this very same problem in my rebuild. On my 1970(1971sh) FJ40 I am having a 1974 1.5F engine being reinstalled and I want to have the 1970 three speed on the column transmission just as it was on the original setup. The shop is having issues with reinstalling the slave cylinder. These are the slave cylinder/bell housing brackets that they say came with the engines. Which is which? They say that the slave cylinder goes in the passenger side, but I am sure it wasn't there.
Please see this picture and tell me if the brackets are wrong.
My apologies if the years are too far off, but these are from a 77 2F. THe two bolts on the slave look close to what you have and it is on the passenger side.
The parts one is how they would go if the engine was facing you. Probably to far away anyways, but....
On my 71 with the stock F engine the slave cylinder is on the drivers side. To my knowledge all the early cruisers were on the drivers side. I'm not sure when they changed to the passenger side.
My apologies if the years are too far off, but these are from a 77 2F. THe two bolts on the slave look close to what you have and it is on the passenger side.
The parts one is how they would go if the engine was facing you. Probably to far away anyways, but....
That's why its all wrong on mine, it appears they found the original bell housing mount that has the correct one for my 70sh. They had not figured out the small metal part that bolts onto the original bracket. Thank you Ih8mud again!
