read a lot of issues concerning the hydraulic clutch with the 5.0 crowd. I seen a small blurb about using the cable clutch from a mustang. Anybody have any details on this conversion? I assume it would involve using the pedal bracket and quadrant from a mustang and adapt to fit in the miata.

thanks
Dean0

 

My Monster kit clutch has worked flawlessly so far. Lots and lots of short trips (and a few long trips) with no problems since day one initial adjustment. It is very smooth and easy on the knee as well!

I've contemplated trashing the cable operated clutch many times in my Mustangs and now with this hydraulic setup working so well I may duplicate it in My 66 Mustang 5.0 T5 setup.

Mike

 

Ditto. 5 years, 12,000 miles mostly city driving, works perfect after initial adjustment.
TM

 

I guess the real issue for me is how cheesy the mod / extra hole in the clutch fork looks and the angle iron braces. Looks like I will just go with a hydraulic throw out bearing.
Thanks for the input

Dean0

 

Well, for starters, mine has worked fine without any extra angle iron braces other than the one supplied with the kit--about 4 inches long, to mount the slave cylinder. I did however bend it slightly (tough to do), tapered the mounting surface of the slave cylinder to get a slight angle, and cut an arc in the bell housing to let the slave cylinder line up better with the clutch arm's new hole, and used bolts and Loctite instead of tapping the bell housing. As to the extra hole in the clutch fork, it is hidden under the sheet metal clutch arm cover. The clutch arm steel was so tough, though, I'm actually kinda proud of it...and grateful for a good and inexpensive machine shop nearby.

From all the problems I read about the LSX guys having with their hydraulic throw out bearings, and the need to drop the transmission to work on it, and the hassles of bleeding and re-bleeding, that's the last route I'd take if I were doing it again, and especially if using a Ford. If going the LSX route, it might be a necessary evil.

TM

 

I am very used to the cable system as I have been Drag racing fox bodies for many years. I also race my 88 MR2 Supercharged at the Friday night green light drags and it has a hydraulic clutch, as does my M3.. I don't like the feel vs my fox's cable clutch. A local area is planing on building a road coarse so this is why the new V8 Miata project. I am looking for something that will corner like my M3 but not have the worries of racing my Bimmer. I plan on the car being built track specific but it will have to stay road legal as I only have a Mvan as a tow/support vehicle for now. I am sure I will try hydraulic at first and if I don't like it I will document my switch to cable.

Any input from road racers and their clutch set-up would be awsome.

thanks
Dean0

 

Look on mnet for rickL's posts on his blue smurf quadrant setup. It was so stiff to drive, but I sold it before the new cable showed up.