Gotta admit, I didn't expect to see roller bearings in the clutch pedal

[bull]

So, I knocked the bolt out of the 4speed pedal assembly to have a look and while the brake pedal has only plastic bushings between it and the bolt the clutch pedal has some little roller bearings. This sort of screws up my plans to plate the assembly in electroless nickel like I did the park brake assembly but I now have to wonder if someone sells a rebuild kit with new bushings and bearings? The old bearings look fine but I don't think it's such a good idea to immerse them in electroless nickel. Any ideas? Is there a way to seal the bearings off while the blasting and plating takes place?

[bull]

Oh, lookie here: http://www.brewersperformance.com/proddetail.asp?prod=CPA%2DRBK

Sorry to bother you.

[madmike]

I was surprised to see the roller bearings in my '68 Charger too.  Last year, I converted a '68 El Camino to a four speed car, and Chevy just uses plastic split bushings.  Secretly, I was thrilled that MoPars use roller bearings!

[Chatt69chgr]

I don't believe they used them in all of their cars.  Seems like I read somewhere that certain ones got the needle bearings and others got bushings.

[Rolling_Thunder]

I just wish both the clutch and brake had roller bearings

[bull]

BTW, I believe a couple of 1/2" x 1" clevis pins will work well as drivers. Fits right inside the needle bearings and the head is just a little smaller in diameter than the race so you can drive it down below the outer edge (leaving room for the dust seal). After driving the first bearing in leave it in place to keep the needles set, flip the pedal over and use the 2nd clevis pin to drive the other bearing in. Or, if you have access to a large bench vise, drive them both in at the same time.