Hey all,
I lost the use of my clutch pedal on my '79 J10 on my way home from work last night, with buckets of rain coming down while picking up pizza... happened in the parking lot, managed to get the truck safely in another lot behind the building and caught a ride home.
I went back today to figure out the problem, and it looks like a busted ball joint:
The adjuster is also disconnected from the throwout lever -- does that just stay together by force when everything is connected together?
Does anyone know where I can find a replacement ball joint quickly? It's listed as part #5.160-3 in the parts catalog, but I haven't had much luck with that number. I'm also seeing that I don't have the lock nut for the ball joint that is shown in the service manual, though I don't see it in the parts manual. If it wasn't used in 1979, not sure how you would be able to line up the ball joint and keep it tight to the rod.
As always, any insight would be greatly appreciated.