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Clutch Line Repair
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:46 pm
by daffyflyer
Bah, car went home on a flatbed today, the joys of DIY work
OK, basically the deal is, a clutch hard line was too close to the side of the engine bay, and with vibration, used the engine bay to wear a hole in itself...
What do people think the best way to repair this would be, can you do some soldering/braizing to it, or is it better to just replace the hard line?
Clutch Line Repair
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:30 pm
by Matty
I wouldn't try patching. Minimum, cut out the damaged section and use tube union fittings to join in a few piece.
Best would be to replace.
I'm wrecking my NB, if it's the same and I think it basically is, I might be able to help you out...
Clutch Line Repair
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:44 pm
by daffyflyer
Matty wrote:I wouldn't try patching. Minimum, cut out the damaged section and use tube union fittings to join in a few piece.
Best would be to replace.
I'm wrecking my NB, if it's the same and I think it basically is, I might be able to help you out...
Ok, let me know, if it is the same, I would be interested :>
Clutch Line Repair
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:25 pm
by timk
MX-5 Plus sell a braided clutch line that goes from the master straight down to the slave instead of going over the engine and back. Might be worth looking into?
Clutch Line Repair
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:02 am
by daffyflyer
Does that replace the hard line that goes down to the slave too?
Clutch Line Repair
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:19 pm
by wun911
do we have spare excess hardline anyway for this????
i thought that coil of hard line near the clutch slave was "spare" excess hard line incase something like this happended?? anyone trimed it down to save weight?
Clutch Line Repair
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:44 pm
by TieNN89
saboteur wrote:MX-5 Plus sell a braided clutch line that goes from the master straight down to the slave instead of going over the engine and back. Might be worth looking into?
whats the benefit in this?
Clutch Line Repair
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:42 pm
by Steampunk
wun911 wrote:do we have spare excess hardline anyway for this????
i thought that coil of hard line near the clutch slave was "spare" excess hard line incase something like this happended?? anyone trimed it down to save weight?
Wun, if someone told you this, then they should be hunted for sport.
The loop is there to absorb/dissipate vibration.
Clutch Line Repair
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:47 pm
by daffyflyer
Sucessfully replaced in a carpark in the dark with a sexy bit of braided line from Carco - Cheers Russell.
Replaces a million miles of hard line with like 100mm of braided - clutch feels better too now actually.