can i make the clutch lighter ?

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I have been converting the wife to the disco (I want her to get one too) but her main complaint is the clutch is too heavy. Can I make it any easier to push ? :) aside from anything else i dont want her left leg bigger than the right :D
 
New clutch along with new master & slave cylinders will probably make it feel lighter for a while. Bit expensive though.
 
if you dont mind the hassle you can fit a small independent servo to the clutch i did one on an old series landy that i had fitted a big perkins diesel to years ago worked a treat.


john
 
sorry to point out fitting a larger bore will make it harder to press not lighter simple case of less mechanical advantage

john:):)
 
i am sorry but you are wrong, the way it works is this, imagine a simple car jack of the hydraulic type it has a small piston to fill the large ram that lifts the car, if you have say a pump piston size that takes 20 strokes to make the jack move one inch, you then increase the size of the pump piston to only take half as many strokes to move the same ram the same distance, you will require twice the effort, therfore larger bore pushes the same amount of fluid for a smaller distance travelled so more effort is required.


john
 
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i am sorry but you are wrong, the way it works is this, imagine a simple car jack of the hydraulic type it has a small piston to fill the large ram that lifts the car, if you have say a pump piston size that takes 20 strokes to make the jack move one inch, you then increase the size of the pump piston to only take half as many strokes to move the same ram the same distance, you will require twice the effort, therfore larger bore pushes the same amount of fluid for a smaller distance travelled so more effort is required.


john
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I can see yer logic but the fact remains that I accidently fitted a standard cylinder to my old V8. the pedal was then heavy as fook. Fitted the V8 cylinder and it was back to being light again.
 
good ideas i like the thought of the V8 master cylinder anyone else have any thoughts on this ?

the servo sounds good but probably beyond my meagre capacity :)
 
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