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healeyboz

healeyboz

Jedi Knight
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Well, I am going to get another slave cylinder and need to know what size.

I have a 1275 motor and transmission, but a 1098 master cylinder.

Which size slave cylinder do I need? 7/8" or 1"?

Are the mounts the same?

Is the pushrod travel the same?

I want to get this clutch issue perfect.

Anyone have a similar set-up with a perfectly working clutch system?
 
I'll crawl under mine in the morning and let you know!
 
I run 1" slaves on all my Sprites. Bugeyes, 1098s, 1275s.
I like them best for ease of operation. Other than a stock Bugeye master, most clutch masters were either 3/4 or 11/16 bore.
Bugeyes and early MKIIs had a 7/8 bore master with a 7/8 bore slave.
 
I had my tandem master re-sleeved to 3/4", i.e. mkII master cylinder. So you would recommend the 1" slave?
 
Crawled under and looked this morning...it's a 1"!!!
(and has worked just fine for as far as I can remember!!)
 
Thanks Mike!! Man, do I appreciate it! Are you running the same setup as I am? BE, 1275, 1098 tandem master?
 
If you run the 1275 slave, you need to adapt UP to a 1/4 line from the tandem cylinder line of 3/16 at some point. The 1275 slave takes a rubber hose which is a 7/16-20 straight fitting in the slave, and receives a 7/16 single or bubble flare. Some folks will make that adaptation at the slave hose. I prefer to have it done at the master end of the line, then run the full 1/4"line to the slave hose. The slave "likes" the increased volume of the larger line. This is how it was done on 67's and later.

Peter C.
 
Yes, Barry, same set-up, and just as Peter C. says with the line!!
 
I have the braided line with the adapter from the steel line to the braided line.

Thanks fellas. I have a new one on order. Hopefully it will get here soon and I can finish this bad boy!
 
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