I've done some digging and a lot of era cars come equipped w/ cable clutches
I'll admit, there are a lot of trucks and SUVs w/ hydraulics (my Isuzu Trooper
among them), but I've had very good service and no adjustments required from a
Honda w/ a cable clutch.
I have been looking under the bonnet and there is plent of room on the pedal box
WHen the slave cyclinder is removed there is an ideal mounting point for a
bracket
tension adjust ment could be located at either end
Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca> on 07/09/2001 01:36:12 PM
To: Tommy Samuels/MARKIVAUTO/US@MARKIVAUTO
cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: clutch fork
Tommy_Samuels@markivauto.com wrote:
>
> How far does the clutch fork travel on the ribcase tranny
> My engineer buddy and I are designing a cable clutch for spridgets and want to
> get the mechanical ratios correct
> Just imagine, no more brake fluid on our feet
Maybe some people have really bad luck with hydraulics,
but I can't imagine a cable clutch being less work overall
than hydraulics.
Adjusting a cable is usually more finicky and time consuming
than rebuilding and bleeding a hydraulic unit, and adjustment
is something that has to be done often.
I think there is a reason why "hydraulic clutches" are
pretty much universal. During the period when they were
sort of newfangled car companies made a big deal about
it on sales brochures!
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Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
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