Hydro clutch?

Discussion in 'U-shift em' started by 900hpskylark, Jul 16, 2009.

  1. 900hpskylark

    900hpskylark Active Member

    Does anyone make a hydrolic conversion kit? I broke the engine side ball stud in the block! Must have been grit in the threads since rebuild, idk. But now I'm kinda screwed. Dont want to chance it. Dont feel like pulling the engine after I just put it in. What slave cylinder would be efficient enough for my application?
    65 skylark
    462bb
    t-10 4speed
    ta billet flywheel
    11 inch clutch
    69 chevelle pedal assembly and rods
     
  2. d7cook

    d7cook Guest

    Do a search on here for the information. There's a couple of people who have done a hydraulic clutch but I think we all used a hydraulic throw out bearing not a slave cylinder. With all the work and expense involved in changing to hydraulic it would be easier to pull the engine in my opinion.
     
  3. poison heart

    poison heart Well-Known Member

    I'm planning on using a hydraulic set up in my star cheif. Get the Wilwood 3/4 bore master cylinder and the wilwood slave cylinder. Then all you have to do is mount the slave cylinder behind the clutch fork and plumb it up. The slave cylinder is the pull style. That's pretty simple and only about $175$ in parts.
     
  4. 900hpskylark

    900hpskylark Active Member

    Thanks for the info. Would making a bracket which utilizes the bolt holes to mount the trans to the bell housing affect strength of the bellhousing?
     
  5. BadBrad

    BadBrad Got 4-speed?

    Probably more work than just pulling the engine.
     
  6. poison heart

    poison heart Well-Known Member

    I don't know. I've heard mixed things. All the good things I have heard are from people who have run them. All the bad things I've heard are from people who have never run them personally.
     
  7. 900hpskylark

    900hpskylark Active Member

    Sounds like everything in his world! Ill try it out. I dont think it will be much work. One more question: Would utilizing my existing peal propose a problem? I can modify just about anything, but I wonder if should put pedal stop so as not to damage the master cylinder.
     
  8. poison heart

    poison heart Well-Known Member

    Wilwood lists the "stroke" of the master cylinders, you could use that measurement to figure out where to mount the push rod and the master cylinder to try to match that stroke. I'm gunna order my parts soon. If it doesn't work it doesn't work but I'm going to give it a shot. If you beat me to it, let me know how it goes.
     
  9. 900hpskylark

    900hpskylark Active Member

    I decided not to use a hydrolic system. I made a bracket for the ball stud. Fixed.
     
  10. buicksstage1

    buicksstage1 Well-Known Member

  11. online170

    online170 Well-Known Member

    I have a T56 swap planned in the next year or two.

    Those prices seem a little outrageous to me. I was going to try and just get parts from wilwood, or mcleod and fabricate a mount to make the system work.

    Mcleod and Wilwood both sell masters, and slaves seperately, and just about any length of stainless braided line you can think of with "quick connects". The issue would arise with the master, because its designed for specific vehicles. So the A-body firewall may not be user freindly.
     
  12. gobuick

    gobuick Silver Level contributor

    Here's a pic of the cardboard template I made. A friend of mine made the bracket using the template.
     
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  13. gobuick

    gobuick Silver Level contributor

    Here's the bracket mounted to the firewall, angle is right on.
     
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  14. online170

    online170 Well-Known Member

    The mcleod cylinder i was referring to already has an angle on it. I think its made for a 4th generation F-body.

    I wasnt aware of the Wilwood not being angled. But that doesnt look too hard to do.
     
  15. buicksstage1

    buicksstage1 Well-Known Member

    This is the Keislerauto kit that I posted earlier, check out name on the side of the master..Chris
     

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  16. buicksstage1

    buicksstage1 Well-Known Member

    Frank, nice job! do you have more pics of the master to see how close is it to the vacuum booster, steering column and inner fender? Chris
     
  17. gobuick

    gobuick Silver Level contributor

    Chris, I still have the front end off. I am running manual disks so no booster to deal with. I acutally moved the steering column out about 1/4" to clear the headers. I'll get more pics when I get the fenders back on.
     
  18. poison heart

    poison heart Well-Known Member

    Good info, Mine is for my '59 Pontiac and I doubt any will be a direct bolt in. But that's half the fun of it
     
  19. poison heart

    poison heart Well-Known Member

    Either way, I want to see your set up
     
  20. MPRY1

    MPRY1 Gear Banger

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