Master to flexi hose clutch pipe

meego · Jun 30, 2022

I replaced mine a while back and made my own shorter and neater version. It has made the clutch really stiff though, so I’m guessing it’s a hydraulic thing from longer to shorter pipe

Long story short, I’m going to make a longer one, but can’t remember what it looked like. Can someone take a photo and put it on here as a guide ??

meego · Jun 30, 2022

Here’s the replacement one I made. I thought it was a lot neater, but the original was obviously longer for a reason.

tottot · Jun 30, 2022

The length of the pipe would make no difference. What would make a difference is the internal diameter of the replacement pipe or there may be a restriction at one of the bends [ they look good bends though ] or the entry/exit hole where the end flair's are have been reduced.

meego · Jun 30, 2022

tottot said:
The length of the pipe would make no difference. What would make a difference is the internal diameter of the replacement pipe or there may be a restriction at one of the bends [ they look good bends though ] or the entry/exit hole where the end flair's are have been reduced.

I thought that too on the length. But the internal dia is the same as what came off it. I’ll need to check the flared ends as you suggest though. They could be restricted slightly.
Edit
Why the hell did LR make them so long though ??

Brown · Jun 30, 2022

Unless there's some sort of restriction, it shouldn't really make the clutch any stiffer than it was before. Also, brake fluid has been carefully formulated to squeeze through small gaps very easily. If you draw it up in a syringe for example, it offers a lot less resistance than water. Could anything else have changed at the same time? New clutch, new master or slave cylinder, any other new components?

meego · Jun 30, 2022

Brown said:
Unless there's some sort of restriction, it shouldn't really make the clutch any stiffer than it was before. Also, brake fluid has been carefully formulated to squeeze through small gaps very easily. If you draw it up in a syringe for example, it offers a lot less resistance than water. Could anything else have changed at the same time? New clutch, new master or slave cylinder, any other new components?

I fitted a new master cylinder, but it’s an OM part !! Lucas from memory ?

Brown · Jul 1, 2022

I've been through a few clutches in my time and they've all got personalities of their own. In terms of how they feel, how much movement you get between the fully engaged and fully disengaged positions, in terms of where the bite point is and so on. Is it just part of this natural variation? Or is it so stiff you can hardly use it?

meego · Jul 1, 2022

Brown said:
I've been through a few clutches in my time and they've all got personalities of their own. In terms of how they feel, how much movement you get between the fully engaged and fully disengaged positions, in terms of where the bite point is and so on. Is it just part of this natural variation? Or is it so stiff you can hardly use it?

To be honest I have only clutched it in the drive. I have been working on it off and on for about a year now, so it’s been off the road. I will sideline this at the moment and see how it is when it’s back on the road. I can cope with a heavy clutch for sure, but it was quite heavy previously !!

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