I am updating the DIY to the current setup I am using. The Miata master cylinder would not work. It was only giving .75 inches of throw on the slave cylinder. You need at least 1 1/8" throw for the T5 transmission I am using. Below is my current setup and it still works with my Geo Metro power brake conversion.
I am getting older so the idea of a hard to press clutch pedal was not sounding very fun to me. So I started looking around for DIY hydraulic clutch setup. Most people go with with a similar set up to this
one. I used his setup for inspiration, but did it my way. One thing with my car is it will be driven. If it ain't snowing, then I plan on driving it. It will eventually break down and I want to be able to get all of my replacement parts locally. With the DIY hydraulic clutch I linked to above I would be looking at a 2 day wait for parts plus shipping cost and they aren't that cheap to begin with. So I kept on searching for DIY Ford Falcon hydraulic clutch setups. I came across this setup on
TFFN, go to page 8 for his T5 install, but if you have time read his whole build post. This dude is an amazing fabricator. So now I had a cheap and readily available clutch slave cylinder that was originally for a 1995 Mazda Miata. While I was picking up the slave cylinder from Oreilly's, I asked to see a clutch master cylinder also from a 1995 Mazda Miata. It looked like it would fit, so I got it also. So I am $40.00 dollars into my DIY hydraulic clutch set up for my 1963 Ford Falcon. This is where I went wrong. I should have forked over the money then for the Wilwood master cylinder and saved lots of time and the $20.00 I spent on the Miata master cylinder. My diy hydraulic clutch is working flawlessly with the Wilwood master cylinder and the Miata slave cylinder.
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| 1963 Ford Falcon DIY Hydraulic Clutch Slave Cylinder |
PowerTorque® - Clutch Slave CylinderPart # CS2152
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| Wilwood Master cylinder for diy hydraulic clutch |
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Make sure to get the 13/16" so you have enough throw on the slave cylinder
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Big problems!!!!!Don't use this setup. You will only get 3/4" travel on the slave cylinder and you at least need 1 1/8". I will update this soon with rev 2 of my DIY hydraulic clutch for a 1963 Ford Falcon
ReplyDeleteI updated this so you can see the current DIY hydaulic clutch setup that I am using and this one works correctly.
ReplyDeleteI am using the Miata slave cylinder and the Wilwood master cylinder pictured above. They work great together for a cheap DIY hydrualic clutch. You just have to make a mounting bracket for the slave cylinder and mod your firewall for the master cylinder. Make sure you get the 13/16" Wilwood.
ReplyDeleteCool. If I would have found that I would have tried it before dropping the coin on the wilwood master cylinder. I wish he would have gotten a measurement on how much the clutch fork on the T5 is moving just to be positive that it was moving the required 1 1/8".
ReplyDeleteLooking for your opinion. I have a 1960 Ranchero w/ manual linkage and have purchased the above MC & slave. My throw-out bearing arm is 6-3/4" from inter pivot point to org. linkage connection point w/ the org. full travel at that point being 2". I calc'd if placing the slave at 3-3/4" away from the inter pivot it will yield me the same 2" travel with 1-1/8" from the slave. I'm I on the right track?
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