Hydraulic Clutch, This works GREAT! Options

[PRS914-6]

Seems like there is always interest in converting to a hydraulic clutch. Using a 911 clutch gives a bit of a stiff pedal but my biggest complaint was I didn't like the modulation and feel especially using a performance clutch disk. The 914-6 cable is much smaller in diameter than a 911 cable and aggravates the problem. In addition, my first gear is really tall and with a clutch that felt like it was on/off was a little annoying and down right scary when stopped on a hill with someone on my ass.

I picked up a new generic master cylinder and pull style slave (available at most any buggy shop for under $150.00 I also picked up a 4 ounce remote reservoir.

I made a plate that fit under the brake master cylinder and a bracket that fit on the side cover of my 915 tranny and ran the hydraulic lines down the tunnel. I also installed a bracket from the plate to the I beam of the suspension to eliminate any flex.

I'll cover the entire installation in a future issue of Excellence with the project car (at Pete's discretion) but here are a few pictures to show the method I used. The "feel" and modulation of the clutch is dramatically improved. Absolutely smooth as silk now.

[PRS914-6]

The sizes of the master and slave should be the same. That gives a 1:1 ratio just like the cable. 3/4 is an easy size to get. Look at buggy shop/sand rail/dunebuggy web sites. The entire hydraulic setup was only about $150.00 new and their generic design makes them easy and cheap to install and/or replace

It should be noted that you can get pull or push style slaves so you don't have to use a bell-crank. I used a pull style.