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    Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    Just thought i would stick up a wee post showing how i converted my Wee 100e, using the type 9 box, to hydraulic clutch for the pricey sum of £12.49.
    First of all, i must admit i had a Hillman imp master and slave cylinder which didnt cost me anything.
    I fitted the master cylinder just below where the 100e master would be fitted and ran the hydraulic pipes to the stand alone reservoir and then to the slave.
    I then made a mounting plate for the slave cylinder to bolt to the rear bellhousing just behind the clutch fork.
    I then drilled the bellhousing and fitted the mounting plate, to which i also fitted the hillman imp slave cylinder.
    Made a slave cylinder push rod from a dome headed high tensile steel bolt and fitted a nylock round headed nut, with the round end of the nut against the clutch fork. I left part of the bolt sticking out the front of the clutch fork, which keeps the pushrod in place. " no chance of it falling out then", lol.
    fitted the stand alone reservoir, (thats the £12.49 bit), and bled the system. PERFECT!!!!. Done plenty of pumping the clutch to make sure everything was settled, checked for free play and any adjustment needed at the pedal or slave and all fine. Took her out on the roads around the estate, with plenty of gearchanges, and all is fine, smooth changes and smooth uptake of the clutch.
    The reason i decided to try this out was the clutch cable system i had was very heavy and a strain on the knackered hip replacements. Plus i didnt see the point in paying neary £200 just for a slave cylinder, then having to remove the gearbox to fit it and refit the box.
    All in, there was about 3 hours work in total from start to finish and, as i said, cost me £12.49.
    Picks of the process and finished job.
    The pics are a wee bit mixed up, but were meant to go in order of each job done.





















    Just need to trim and round off the edges of the mounting plate to tidy it up a little.
    BUT IT WORKS PERFECTLY AND EFFORTLESSLY.
    Bloody glad i checked my pics as i just noticed i have left the lower nut off my brake master.......Off to the garage!!!!
    John.
    Last edited by johnaboyy; 06-04-2012 at 18:44.
    1961 Ford Popular 100E, 1800 Blacktop Zetec, Hydraulic clutch, 5 speed box.

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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    well done there

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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    Nice bit of lateral thinking there, well done
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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    Cheers Guy's.....
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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    excellent lateral thinking there well done chap plus if you ever needed to make the pedal even lighter you could servo the clutch

    edit, infact i think i wil sticky this because it could be applied to all manor or cars and engines
    Last edited by Graham; 07-04-2012 at 13:53.

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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Graham View Post
    excellent lateral thinking there well done chap plus if you ever needed to make the pedal even lighter you could servo the clutch

    edit, infact i think i wil sticky this because it could be applied to all manor or cars and engines
    More than welcome to sticky this Graham. Thanks for the idea of servo-ing the clutch. Got a remote servo on the Hillman Imp.
    The clutch is actually very light now so dont think i will need to use the servo, but you never know...........
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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    very good, nothing stands in your way!

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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    Quote Originally Posted by oldskoolrools View Post
    very good, nothing stands in your way!
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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    Well done john, think ill be doing the same except mibbies try find a more modern slave cylinder for ease of replacement if ever needed
    anyone know of any that would do the job

    cheers davy

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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    Good Job that nice one

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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    Very helpful cheers

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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    excellent will do this instead of making an mondeo mtx75 one fit

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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Nuttynil View Post
    excellent will do this instead of making an mondeo mtx75 one fit
    1961 Ford Popular 100E, 1800 Blacktop Zetec, Hydraulic clutch, 5 speed box.

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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    modern slave to fit could be a disco one they are in a similar position to this one

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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    I think ill be copying this Idea for my MGB!

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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    I fitted this exact solution - but the slave doesn't travel long enough to make gear changes smooth.
    Any ideas why?
    Thanks
    Reg

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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    Quote Originally Posted by RegW View Post
    I fitted this exact solution - but the slave doesn't travel long enough to make gear changes smooth.
    Any ideas why?
    Thanks
    Reg
    What are you fitting it in Reg?
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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    Just converted mine to hydro and bullocks it cost me 14 quid, mx5 slave 2nd hand and a Land Rover master,
    New l,r master on eBay £10 delivered mx5 slave fitted similar way to yours but needed new fittings, the lightness takes sum getting used to

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    Re: Type 9 hydraulic clutch conversion for £12.49!!

    The previous owner of my Cortina did something like this on the T56 transmission. The work wasn't super polished, but it was effective and no reliability issues.

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