karlak
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| posted on 15/7/11 at 01:39 PM |
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Type 9 from Cable to Hydraulic conversion
As part of my Duratec change I have decided to change ot a Hydraulic Clutch on the Type9 Gearbox.
Has anyone done this ?
I have bought the suggested Ford Clutch cylinder/Actuator, but it does not clear the outer shaft on the Gearbox. It has been said that I need to
remove the outer shaft (by unscrewing) the 4 bolts and then cut the shaft back?
Does this sound right?
Not sure I have explained the above very well, perhaps I can add some pictures if it helps. Basically the Centre part of the clutch actuator is too
small to clear the static shaft of the gearbox.
MK Indy - 2litre Duratec - Omex 600 - Jenvey throttle bodies - ETB DigiDash2
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bbwales
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| posted on 15/7/11 at 01:51 PM |
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Hi,
I have converted my Type 9 to hydraulic, but I did it the easy way, I made a bracket to fit to the outside of the bell housing and mounted a slave
cylinder onto it, the push rod operates the clutch actuation arm as per the cable. Cost me £30 which included the master cylinder (all parts new) and
it has worked well for a year plus, which included a trip to Spain and around 5500 miles to date.
Regards
Bob
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 15/7/11 at 01:52 PM |
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Yes you do need to cut off the guide tube from the front of the box which the input shaft spins within.
You may also need to trim the fingers on your pressure plate too
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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blakep82
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| posted on 15/7/11 at 02:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bbwales
Hi,
I have converted my Type 9 to hydraulic, but I did it the easy way, I made a bracket to fit to the outside of the bell housing and mounted a slave
cylinder onto it, the push rod operates the clutch actuation arm as per the cable. Cost me £30 which included the master cylinder (all parts new) and
it has worked well for a year plus, which included a trip to Spain and around 5500 miles to date.
Regards
Bob
imo, the EASY way is to get the full kit form rally design, thats what i ended up doing. phone them up though, and and they'll get you sorted.
although, if you have space in the tunnel for the clutch arm (i didn't) then Bobs way works too! just might involve finding all the right parts,
and making brackets
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bbwales
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| posted on 15/7/11 at 02:57 PM |
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I had to cut a hole in the side of the tunnel so that I could bleed the slave cyl and then make a removable cover which works fine and is a very good
foot rest for your left foot. The Master cyl and Slave cyl both came from ebay and if I remember correctly were off a LandRover. The bracket was
easily made and fitted to holes I had drilled and tapped.
It is the joy of these vehicles in so much as you make them to suit what you have and what you want.
Regards
Bob
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James
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| posted on 15/7/11 at 03:15 PM |
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Flak Monkey's written a whole guide on here or his website about how he did his using a Saab slave cylinder.
Needed a bit of turning I believe.
Cheers,
James
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karlak
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| posted on 15/7/11 at 04:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big-vee-twin
Yes you do need to cut off the guide tube from the front of the box which the input shaft spins within.
You may also need to trim the fingers on your pressure plate too
Thanks guys.
BigVtwin - when I remove that plate, is it gonna dump all the gearbox oil ?
Just need to decide whether to do it in the garage or move it into the yard if its going to be messy.
Cheers
MK Indy - 2litre Duratec - Omex 600 - Jenvey throttle bodies - ETB DigiDash2
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stevec
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| posted on 15/7/11 at 05:01 PM |
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I have used one of These on
my Type 9 with a Saab 900 concentric slave with modified mtg holes.
Steve
[Edited on 15/7/11 by stevec]
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 15/7/11 at 06:15 PM |
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When you take the nose off it does break the oil seal, you may as well fit new seals while your doing it and change the cork gasket at the same
time.
Some oil will come out but you shouldn't dump the contents of the box.
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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