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Old 05-11-2008, 10:31 PM
Michael C Henry Michael C Henry is offline
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You can get various sizes ( ID vary by 1/16") of master cylinders . I originally bought a 1" ID master cylinder but decided to try a 15/16"ID master cylinder first. I couldn't increase my pedal travel so I increased my volume and gave up some leverage. It is a little stiffer pedal than before, but I always wear shoes anyway. The way it was before I had very little free travel and barely enough for complete clutch release. Any wear on the clutch and I lost free travel. It was realy a fine adjustment with just the bare minum of free travel. That is how I took out my pressure plate and throw out bearing. One of the first signs that the clutch isn't releaseing is reverse is tough to get into when engine is running. When I ordered the 1" ID master cylinder I was warned to guard against overtraveling the slave cyilnder. So I backed of a 1/16" on the master cylinder ID size. The master cylinders come as a kit with various resivoirs and plumbing. The 7/8"id master cylinder was a bare minimum and the 15/16" ID master cylinder was a better fit.
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