Its been quite a while since I looked at the extension piece line, but wasn't that 2 ft. extension line a flexible plastic line? I bought my car brand new at a Lincoln Mercury Dealer in March of 1975. I'll take the car cover off and take a look and see what I have. I don't ever remember replacing this piece. Adjusting the clutch properly with about 0.040" clearance between throwout bearing and clutch pressure plate fingers allows for maximum release travel and takes pressure off the line when clutch is fully engaged, but must arm stop must be reset occaisionially as the clutch disc wears. Ignoring this proper adjustment can result in preloading causing the clutch to slip.
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