what year did k5s change to...

[harry]

What year did K5's change over to hydraulic clutches? Did they still use a cast iron bell housing (clutch housing)?

 

[Grim-Reaper]

Wilwood 340-1470
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That's how you can convert the old style bell housing to hydrolic. Internet bud did that on his SM420 equipped jeep. willwood also sell a clutch master that you can use.








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[harry]

I've seen that set up. thank you. I'm trying to find the bellhousing the my cousion has (he does not know the pat number or the year). It is a cast iron bell housing (which looks to be GM) With stock provisions for the clutch slave. I would rather use this bellhousing if I can find out what it came out of (Big Truck maybe?).

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[RedDwarf]

85 was the first year for GM trucks to have Hydraulic clutches.

77Chev has all the part numbers.

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[Sparky87k5]

I think it was 85. My 87 used an aluminum bellhousing but I sold it and the 465 trans when I installed the AA bellhousing and NV4500.

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[michaelm]

a bit curious why you went with the AA bellhousing when the tranny was a stock chev offering?
is the origonal poster actually asking when they stopped using a CAST IRON bellhousing, i dont recall seeing a k5 ever having other than cast aluminum, must be a 60s or earlier thing

 

[thatK30guy]

Yep, the other guys hit the nail on the head. '85 was the first year they started.

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[harry]

My 69 k5 came stock with a cast iron BH, so did my friend's 1970 K20.

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