gmoto
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| posted on 23/3/11 at 09:00 PM |
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Easy clutch cable adaptor - does one exist?
Recently got my first kit car (and BEC) which is a R1 MNR (believe the previous owner does post on here).
Getting used to the clutch, though haven't been brave enough to try fast getaways yet.
I'm sure I'll get used to it well enough (and even if I didn't, I'd be happy with a gear mounted hand clutch probably, as I
come from a bike background), but it'd be nice to have something other people can use a bit more easily without stalling all the time!
I've had a few ideas to design something to aid this myself, but was wondering if there was anything out there already.
With hydraulic clutches obviously you can mess with the master cylinder ratio etc, but haven't found anything in my googlings for cable
clutches.
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r1_pete
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| posted on 23/3/11 at 09:13 PM |
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How about moving the master cylinder pushrod pivot closer to the pedal pivot, which would mean more pedal travel to clutch actuation, or try and get a
smaller diameter M/C.
A hand clutch on the gearlever would make hill starts fun, nothing a bit of left foot braking wouldn't fix.
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ReMan
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| posted on 23/3/11 at 09:20 PM |
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Save yourself the bovver.
A bit of practice an you'll soon get the revs/clutch balance right
www.plusnine.co.uk
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mark chandler
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| posted on 23/3/11 at 10:06 PM |
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Lengthen the arm on the gearbox or as above change the ratio on the pedal, no reason for a very fast clutch.
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gmoto
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| posted on 24/3/11 at 12:27 AM |
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Cheers for the thoughts - in the short term I may well do something simple like moving the pivot, but have ideas for a more indepth/interesting over
all solution!
Hill starts are the only bit still troubling me when I remember to THINK and not let the clutch out too quickly. Suspect I'd be fine with a
hand clutch as used to fine clutch control (did club racing for three years on bikes as well as some bits of drag racing) and not bad on the left foot
braking as drove an auto purely with left for a while when broken right foot, as agreed with surgeon.
As I say, not too bothered for me, but will be some others driving it too - though let my landlady have a go and despite my bet that she
wouldn't get it going within 7 attempts, she showed up me and my mechanic mate by not stalling once (well, until we were out in Town, when she
then managed too  ).
[Edited on 24/3/11 by gmoto]
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