RE: Hydraulic or Mechanical clutch - Which would you chose?

["Eppinger.Michael" <Eppinger.Michael@domain.elided>]

Okay,
I had an alfa with a hydraulic clutch, and was told it was not adjustable.
I extrapalated that info to all hydraulic clutchs, I see that was incorrect.
So the IH hydraulic clutch is fully adjustable?

Epp

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Tom Mandera [SMTP:tsm1@domain.elided]
> Sent:	Tuesday, February 16, 1999 12:44 PM
> To:	Eppinger.Michael
> Cc:	'An IH Digest Postings'
> Subject:	Re: Hydraulic or Mechanical clutch - Which would you chose?
> 
> "Eppinger.Michael" wrote:
> > 
> > IH all,
> > I would like to get some feedback from you all, as far as the pro's and
> > con's of each.  The mechanical clutch is adjustible, where the hydraulic
> > one, is not . . . correct?  Would a hydraulic clutch enable you to use a
> > larger clutch plate and pressure plate, if the flywheel would accept it?
> 
> What are we talking about, Epp?
> 
> My Chevy Luv has a hyrdaulic clutch and I assure you it's adjustable..
> there's a threaded rod that comes from the slave cylinder mounted to the
> transmission.  This rod has a double nut on the end that engaged the
> clutch fork.  Adjust the threaded rod double nuts to adjust the clutch
> throw.
> 
> I think the master cylinder has an adjustment on the clutch pedal as
> well, but I haven't looked closely at that.
> 
> -Tom (who blew that clutch slave cylinder apart one COLD winter day)