DaleMX Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 I got a ¾†Wilwood clutch cylinder for the T56. The stock cylinder for the T56 is a ¾ X 1†stroke. The Wilwood is ¾ X 1.1â€. The good news is the bolt pattern is the same. There are 3 minor mods that have to be done to fit it up though. The first is that the stock cylinder is about 1.38 at the boot, the Wilwood is 1.53 and does not fit in the stock hole. Trimming the hole is easy. The second is that the plunger on the stock is about 3.72†long and the Wilwood is 4.3. Cutting the plunger is easy, but I’ll try to fit it with the full length first. The third is that the clevis pin mount threads are wrong. I plan on just drilling out the threads and tack welding the proper nut on there. Actually there is no reason not to just put a nut on the other side of it and tighten it all up, but I want it clean. Here’s a pic. http://www.circuitflex.com/Wilwood1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleMX Posted November 28, 2004 Author Share Posted November 28, 2004 The rubber boot from the old cylinder fits on the Wilwood and minimizes the amount of grinding you have to do. Took me about 20 minutes to get it to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbc3 Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 I bought the 1 1/8 Tilton Clutch master cyl and the plunger was actually a different thread than stock and longer, so I took the retainer off the end of both MC's and swapped the plungers. Took 30 seconds. Takes care of both the length and thread issue. (Why the large MC? I am running a McLeod Street Twin disk clutch.) JC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ Posted November 29, 2004 Share Posted November 29, 2004 Just a thought - are you absolutely sure that the stock MC won't work? The McLeod hydraulic TOB that I'm using with my trans is supposed to require that same 3/4" MC, but I tried the stock one first, and it worked fine. Much less work that way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleMX Posted November 30, 2004 Author Share Posted November 30, 2004 I wanted to imitate the stock T56 master as best I could. Since I'm using a Spec stage 3 clutch I want to make sure I can hit it quick and get a good disconnect. Hey thanks for the plunger idea! I'll check that out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaleMX Posted November 30, 2004 Author Share Posted November 30, 2004 JBC3, the plunger swap was the trick. Took 5 min's. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbc3 Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Glad I could help. Jody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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