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Re: Clutch Slave

To: "'Tigers'" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Clutch Slave
From: Bennett Cullen-P21988 <Cullen.Bennett@motorola.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 14:08:36 -0700
Bob,
>The standard Tiger clutch slave cylinder bore diameter is 7/8". The 
>standard Tiger clutch master cylinder bore diameter is 5/8" (the Alpine is 
>3/4"). The movement of the slave versus master cylinder pistons is equal to

>the fluid displaced, which goes as the diameter squared. For 7/8' versus 
>5/8" that's 49 versus 25, or about a factor of two more distance traveled 
>by the clutch master cylinder piston compared to the clutch slave piston. 

I really hate to knit-pick, But.... The volume goes by the radius squared, 
not the diameter squared! Just a clerical mistake I'm sure.

Volume = (pi X Radius ^ 2) X distance traveled.

Cullen Bennett
Tempe, Arizona USA


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