Hydraulic clutch

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Hydraulic clutch

July 01, 2013, 10:16:32 PM

Has anyone ever attempted to retain a hydraulic clutch using OEM style parts when doing a 5.0 swap on a 87-88 TC?

Just thinking outside the box i guess. Looking at the MC location, it looks like it would clear a set of headers (possibly fairly close though, might need some shielding). I know that a Ford Escort slave cylinder is a push type and could be mounted behind the clutch fork so that it would be pushing it. It would be easy to build a bracket to bolt onto the two bolts on the drivers side that hold the trans to the bellhousing.

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Reply #1 – July 02, 2013, 01:25:16 AM

why? isn't a clutch pedal feel half the reason for a stick?

they now make hydraulic throw out bearings and conversion kits. my opinion is hydraulic.clutches are more trouble then their worth.

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Reply #2 – July 02, 2013, 01:43:03 AM

88turbo and myself looked into an aftermarket hydr clutch setup a year or two back...I'll see if I can dig up a link. I imagine someone with the slightest fab skills could create something pretty easily.

Benefits of a hydraulic setup mean that you'd never be stranded due to cable breakage, or needing to adjust every once in awhile, or more so if you race it or open track the car.

Haven't heard many complaints of the '87-8 TC guys picking on the setup, either.

HERE is the site I was talking about. Looks like it would go a long way in keeping things away from the exhaust and/or catalytic converter...but then, if you have 3" duals, for example, it might just open the can of worms in a bit different location...

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Reply #3 – July 02, 2013, 02:14:11 AM

So exactly what i had in mind is already available? At least i know it is feasible

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Reply #4 – July 02, 2013, 07:18:14 AM

The conversion kit is on summit the price is awful salty but it is available

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Reply #5 – July 02, 2013, 11:51:20 AM

Are you referring to the mcloed setup with the pull type master and hydraulic throwout bearing?

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Reply #6 – July 02, 2013, 07:10:37 PM

Yeah i think that was the brand

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Reply #7 – July 03, 2013, 01:34:21 AM

when my motormounts let go a tore up my cable, I drove the car for a couple weeks till I got around to replacing it.

my buddies 85 4runner uses a hydraulic clutch. if I remember correctly, it mounts to the bell housing on a bracket and I think it could be used fairly easy.

I learned to drive on my grandma Mazda (84? I forget...) and the clutch would bleed out, needed a rebuild. you could put it in first, and it would start itself off as nice as could be. then if you slammed the clutch in and popped it right back out, it popped itself into second. almost as easy to drive as an automatic

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Reply #8 – July 03, 2013, 01:51:11 AM

well my thoughts are that I could bend up a hose/line that hugs tight to the body, runs up the firewall, from the master, then over to roughly the center of the car, then down the trans tunnel, and then down to the slave. it would keep everything away from the exhaust heat, no cable to have to adjust and worry about melting on the header, and IMO, it would be a much cleaner looking install than a nearly 1/2 inch diameter cable looping through the engine bay...