Guest bluex_v1 Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 What is everyone's input on whether a cable or a hydraulic clutch feels best? I was thinking in the interest of economics to try to adapt the cable out of my donor mustang...the only problem is it needed a greasing BAD, so I really don't know how it should have felt if it were properly cared for. I've driven three cars with hydraulic clutches and didn't really like them...felt too inconsistent or something...maybe they needed bleeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted June 27, 2003 Share Posted June 27, 2003 Hydraulic all the way... Cables stretch, rust, kink and generally suck IMHO. We went through great pains to ensure out FSAE race car had a hydraulic clutch last year after fighting with a stock cable system a year before... That one experience alone with a cable clutch would never let me go back to one. Of course cable is a lot cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 240hybrid Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 I agree with drax240z on cable clutches. My brother has a 5.0 mustang and that thing has the stiffes clutch Ive ever felt, and took me twice as long to complete a shift as it does in my Z with the hydrolic system. Feels like I'll break the seat mounts when pushing the clutch in. Also, if your hydrolic clutch springs a leak, you might be able to nurse the verhicle home before the hydrolic system is bone dry. If your clutch cable breaks, your stuck in one gear or out of them all. This happened to my brother once and had to get the car towed to the house. Just my $.02 on the matter. Chase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nic-Rebel450CA Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 I prefer hydraulic all the way, if you had any trouble you probably needed to flush and bleed it. In fact, I love hydraulic so much that I found this thread by searching to see if anyone has converted cable to hydraulic in their old Z's. I have a 1970 that I would like to switch over to hydraulic. Anyone have any tips for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluex_v1 Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 Thanks for your inputs. I think I will go hydraulic... cable failure would suck much worse than hydraulic. Rebel450CA- I don't have any tips, but I could send you my master and slave out of my '74 if you can use it. slave is new, master works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshB 240Z Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 All stock Z's have a hydraulic clutch. No clutch cables were ever installed on Zcars at the factory. Are you sure that yours has a cable actuated clutch? Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zcarnut Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 When I was young and foolish I had a Fiat with a cable operated clutch.... Damm thing would break at least once a year! Each replacement cable was a re-design to improve it, but to no avail...... Never again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nic-Rebel450CA Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 All stock Z's have a hydraulic clutch. No clutch cables were ever installed on Zcars at the factory. Are you sure that yours has a cable actuated clutch? Josh I just picked up the Z the other day, I didnt see a resevoir anywhere but it does feel hydraulic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Not sure if 70's were an oddball, but in my 72, 73, and 74 the clutch resevoir was under the drivers side inspection panel, next to the windshield washer fluid resevoir and the brake master cylinder resevoirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheney119 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I feel like if I had a cable at least I'd know if the clutch was working. It appears that I have a bad clutch and I should just take it to a pro. But that is just the easy way out; isn't it? I take it back about hydraulic clutchs; I replaced the clutch and the hydraulics were fine, I didn't have any experience. The car had been sitting in a garage for 15 plus years and the pressure plate was welded by rust to the flywheel and I had to chip it off with a putty knife. New clutch kit and machined flywheel and it shifts just fine. Now I'm getting the gas tank boiled and with some luck I'll be running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickiewicked240z Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 4 year old thread is alive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Richie James Dio Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Alright guys i know you might get this a lot but i'm gunna get a new clutch for my 280 but my problem is that i wouldn't know what tools i would need like i would have most of the important one but i'm wondering if there would be some tool i would need to but just for the clutch.thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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