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Which cheap clutch master cylinder?
DIY Si - 26/3/10 at 09:26 AM

Just a quick one.

Having had enough of my heavy, short clutch I actually looked at the master the other day, only to realise it's a 5/8" Girling jobbie.
Now, what I need is a lighter, longer pedal. And I can't really be bothered to alter the pedal ratio, as the mounting holes and all quite low and I'm not sure I could move the pivot about much. So what size cylinder would be best to fit (I'm guessing 1/2"? ) and what's the cheapest place to get one? I'm assuming most bikes use 1/2" masters for their brake systems, but are they all 1/2", or is there a preferred version?

Cheers all.


wilkingj - 26/3/10 at 09:40 AM

Land Rover Series 3 Clutch from Paddockspares.com £19 genuine Girling / Lucas one. £10 for the pattern one.
All you need extra is the saddle clamp/ Clevis jobby from Rally Design or Europaspares.
Just remember its a Land Rover one so the thread on the end of the actuating rod is Imperial not metric.

Linky - Cylinder

Linky Clevis bit

Like I said, check the thread, as I am sure its imperial (5 years ago when I got mine)

Hope this helps.


DIY Si - 26/3/10 at 10:47 AM

That will do nicely! Ta muchly.


britishtrident - 26/3/10 at 11:46 AM

Hold it !

5/8" is the smallest bore cylinder you will find ---- Landrover cylinders are 3/4"


Canada EH! - 26/3/10 at 02:11 PM

I was thinking the same about diameter of the cylinder. Could you move the slave to give more mechanical leverage.


DIY Si - 26/3/10 at 07:02 PM

The slave is the standard bike one and is pretty fixed position wise due to how it bolts onto the engine. Changing to a different slave would require quite a lot of work when a different master would do the job.

If it is 3/4", anyone want a Series III Landrover clutch master cylinder? Just glad I went for the pattern part now.


DIY Si - 27/3/10 at 02:02 PM

Whilst Paddock are quick off the mark with their postage, it turns out the cylinder is 3/4" after all.

So where can I get a cheap 1/2" version from?