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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: MKOLSEN22 on November 02, 2008, 11:57:24 PM

Title: Hydraulic clutch conversion
Post by: MKOLSEN22 on November 02, 2008, 11:57:24 PM
I've had some trouble with my clutch cable not being able to keep its adjustment. This started about a year ago when the firewall fatigued and spider web cracked after almost 200,000 miles.

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/ClutchCable1.jpg)

Well after looking around I found

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/Tracker/DSCF5866.jpg)

and

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/Tracker/DSCF5867.jpg)

and I decided to see if I could change things from a cable to hydraulics. Well, after an all afternoon thrash fest yesterday I have it completed and I'm glad to report that it works very well. Here are some pictures of the installation.

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/Tracker/DSCF5882.jpg)

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/Tracker/DSCF5871.jpg)

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/Tracker/DSCF5877.jpg)

And a few of the hydraulic line routing

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/Tracker/DSCF5879.jpg)

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/Tracker/DSCF5880.jpg)

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t101/Geotracker90/Tracker/DSCF5881.jpg)

Access to the reservoir on the mastercylinder is very limited and I had to notch and weld in a reinforcement plate in hte knee bar where the master/pedal assembly are mounted, but it was worth all of the trouble. I can now shift gears with out grinding and it should not loose its adjustment like the cable did after the firewall fiasco.

I still have a few loose ends to tie up, but for now my daily drives will be a lot more relaxing for both me and the tracker transmission.

Mike

Title: Re: Hydraulic clutch conversion
Post by: kubik1981 on November 03, 2008, 05:16:31 PM
do you have part numbers and stores where you got the parts
Title: Re: Hydraulic clutch conversion
Post by: MKOLSEN22 on November 03, 2008, 08:39:10 PM
do you have part numbers and stores where you got the parts



The pedal came from Chassis Shop Performance Products and here is a link to their web page:

http://secure.chassisshop.com/partdetail/272-S-3-4/ (http://secure.chassisshop.com/partdetail/272-S-3-4/)

I tried to order the slave cylinder fom them as well but they were out of stock at the moment. Instead I ordered it from Speedway motorson the following web page

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/783,38_Universal-Pull-Type-Slave-Cylinders.html?itemNo=slave (http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/783,38_Universal-Pull-Type-Slave-Cylinders.html?itemNo=slave)

Both of these items are stock CNC Controls items and can probably be found at a variety of other vendors, especially ones that service the sand rail market.

Let me know if I can answer any other questions.

Mike