You're absolutely right. The value is minimal and there are benefits to
using an external actuator. Frankly, I was just screwing around, not trying
to solve a problem. On the other hand, the fork and throughout bearing
arrangement creates some problems, especially with racing clutches. I've had
the usual ones--pivot rod breaking, wear and scraping on the yoke, heavy
clutch, frequent adjustments. Fixing any of these things, or for that matter
dealing with a slipping clutch, always requires pulling the transmission.
PITA, no matter what you do.
Now that I have an annular clutch release figured out, I wouldn't go back,
but it's a marginal thing and there are benefits to either approach. I'm not
sure how the Quartermaster clutch would have worked with the stock actuator,
since I replaced both at the same time, but m current setup is trouble-free,
I haven't touched once I got the stroke right.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Kramer, Robert
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 5:54 AM
To: Henry Frye; m-syork@comcast.net; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [FOT] Clutch slave cylinder
Ditto 4 me.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Henry Frye
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 7:37 AM
To: m-syork@comcast.net; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [FOT] Clutch slave cylinder
OK, this seems like a good time to ask this question. I have always wondered
what's the big deal with hydraulic throw out bearings. I have to assume the
only people messing with them are doing so because of running exotic
clutches.
While I would love to have even less rotating mass bolted to the back of the
flywheel, the stock clutch system I am using now works quite well and the
cost was right. Sure, the flywheel was expensive and I splurged on that
lightened ring gear uncle jack did, but I got the rotating mass pretty
light.
IMHO, the whole exotic clutch/hydraulic throw out bearing scenario seems
pricy, overly complicated and I don't like the idea of putting the
hydraulics IN the bellhousing. Trackside R&R of the gearbox to fix a leaky
slave cylinder? Ouch.
And the thought of this in a street car where you need to pull the interior
to get to the gearbox... No thanks!
-----Original Message-----
From: m-syork@comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 7:55 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: [FOT] Clutch slave cylinder
This is a little off subject but, has anyone tried Herman Van Den Akker's
hydraulic throw out bearing? In a racing application? It seems like it would
clean things up a bit on the left side of the motor with the oil filter,
sandwich for remote oil cooler, oil lines, distributor, and the slave
cylinder.
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