Hey All I am or at least thought I was in the final stages of the BIG Swap I6 auto to V8 T5 Now that everything sits in the car except for me, the Clutch cable is messing around I installed an aftermarket clutch and bought a cable clutch set on ebay, had to rig a bracket to hold the pulley for the cable. Now for the problem, there is so much pull on the cable as I step on the clutch it creates so much friction in the cable guide that as I release the clucht the cable seizes up in the guide, and after a sec or so it pops loose. I know its the cable seizing up in the guide cause when I put some oil on the cable it stops for five to ten tries. So I decided to go with the hydraulic clutch approach, I read some posts on that a while ago, I especially like the idea of using the chevy S10 setup. I was just wondering if other systems are available or can be made to work. I don't want to spend $400 on the conversion-kit. Thanx Peter
I've been working on mine too. I used an unkown master cylinder (bought it through autozone, have the part # at home if interested). It cost $80. I am going to use the slave cylinder that comes in that kit online. They advertise $196 on the site, but when i called they told me the price had gone up to $250. I told them i'd pay them $215, and he said that would be okay. Since this is a daily driver i didn't want to skimp and rig something up that would fail when i needed it most (i.e. i don't want to have to go junkyarding when i'm on vacation and my slave cylinder bracket snaps). So that's what i did. I was in a junkyard yesterday or the day before and i found an '84 chevy camaro. It looked like it had a very adaptable setup on it. Autozone appears to stock the master for $65, probably have the slave too. Check it out...(oh, it was a v8 too).
other option While I was looking for a way out of my mess I came across this web page http://classicbroncos.com/hydraulicclutch.shtml its a bronco I know, but the pull style slave cylinder should work under the Mav. I'll find out this weekend Also the parts for this swap are available here: http://www.stockcarproducts.com/clutch9.htm the prices are a lot better than the kit for $400 Peter
Yeah, i ran across a similar idea at a RX-7 to Ford 302 conversion...only problem is that you need a pull-type master cylinder--good luck finding one of those, let alone one that will mount nicely in a maverick!
Check these places out. Masters and slaves of all sorts. http://www.pitstopusa.com/CNCMASTERCYLINDERS.htm http://www.cbperformance.com/category.asp?categoryid=20 http://www.pitstopusa.com/CNCMASTERCYLINDERS.htm
Pull type master cylinder ? Is there a difference in the master cylinders? I though all the mastercylinders do is provide pressure to the line and then the slavecylinder does the pulling or pushing correct me if I'm wrong Peter
Dopeeye, You're correct. However, no single style of M/C will work on every car out there. Some cars have room for a self contained reservoir and some need a remotely mounted reservoir.
Hmm, i thought you needed a special type of master cylinder for a pull type slave.... Not surprised to find out i'm wrong, though! The mavericks DEFINITELY need a remotely mounted reservoir though.
There are many factors, including bore of the master cylinder, bore of the slave cylinder, pedal lever length, clutch fork lever length, driver force, clutch disengagement force, and travel required. If you don't match them all correctly, you can easily have problems.
