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Subject:Changing 1600 clutch from Hydraulic to Cable
From:Phil Marston
Date:Mon, 22 Nov 1999 16:10:06 -0000

Hi All,
Has anybody here converted a hydraulic clutch to a cable clutch ?
I've got two T25 vans at home, one (the donor - mr rusty) is being
stripped to build the other.  The donor has a cable clutch, the new
one is hydraulic but the pipes & master / slave appear shot.
A new cable costs about 10 UK pounds, a new hydraulic system
looks at being around 150 UK pounds, plus I've got to route the
new pipes, bleed it all out etc...  also its easier to carry a spare
cable than a new hydraulic system.
Looking under the donor, there is a big tube for the cable, plus a
the bracketry on the the gear-boxes (I've got both), I may need to
pull off the box & change the operating arm.
I'm just wondering if I am making more work for myself than I need.
If anybody has done this would they drop me a line.
Thanks in advance.
Phil

P.S. I think the hydraulic clutch was originally a 2000 whereas my
1600 was cable (both aircooled).

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