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Old 10-03-2004, 06:14 PM
burch burch is offline
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I received the hydraulic clutch setup from Keisler Saturday.

Overall it's a very complete kit with quality components.

Clutch master cylinder & reservoir:



Closeup of the clutch master (it's made by CNC here in San Diego):



The hydraulic throwout bearing and modified input bearing retainer for the transmission:



After I got everything installed, I realized that the clutch pedal couldn't travel far enough to trigger the neutral safety switch. I'm not sure if this is something everyone would encounter or if my neutral safety switch was missing some component, but here's how I fixed it.

First, I ground the riveted end off the stock pin and drove it out of the switch:



I then machined a "roller" out of 1" diameter Delrin, and a bushing out of aluminum. The bolt/nut lock down on the bushing so the roller is free to rotate:



The finished product:



And the view under the dash:



It's worth mentioning that getting the bolt through the heim joint and the clutch pedal was an enormous pain in the ass. I ended up locking the heim down at the correct length, then unbolting the master cylinder so I could get the bolt through everything (it hits the brake light switch bracket in the "full up" position while you're trying to put it in).