hydraulic clutch to cable clutch

[brand0n327]

Is there any way to convert my hydraulic clutch to cable clutch?

[accordaffair]

most people want the opposite

[brand0n327]

i like cable clutch... hydraulic clutch's bother me

[accordaffair]

hmm, I don't know, swap from a 3rd gen?

[brand0n327]

Do they have cable clutches? i think they have different engines and trannys also

[accordaffair]

yeah they do, but they still used cable clutches, I don't think it's ever been done before

[Darkcloud]

You would probably need a converiom kit like the cable to hydro kit but vise versa

[batever]

There's always a way, just not always an easy way especially when you're doing something almost nobody else has done before or would think of doing. You might end up writing the book on this one yourself by the time you're done with it if you decide to go ahead with it.

I'm not even sure how a typical cable clutch actuation linkage works. Maybe you could scavenge the parts from an existing system and adapt and transplant them. Or, it seems to me that you could rig a system where you have a clutch pedal that pulls a cable through a sleeve when you press on the clutch pedal, pulling a lever or cam that then operates a pushrod into the existing clutch release fork. It would be even more complicated than a hydraulic system though. And very Frankenstein-y.

[brand0n327]

yes true...i thought maybe they would make a conversion kit for it...they make just about everything else

[slammed4thgen]

yes true...i thought maybe they would make a conversion kit for it...they make just about everything else

yes, but most people want to opposite as stated.

i like cable too, they are more stiff and the pedal feels solid
but i wouldnt convert, if you want cable...get a crx or something.

[brand0n327]

haha yea right crx arent my style, accord is the way to go..its the only honda thats not over rated. i just need to know how a cable clutch works, down to every small detail, and then come up with a way to modify the hell out of my clutch.

[jdmwannabee]

you would need to change your transmission to a cable transmission.
then, you would need the pedal assembly and the clutch cable.
that's a lot of custom work, and honestly hydro trannies are stronger (at least from what i know about civic/integra trannies)

[deevergote]

For the amount of work it would take, it'd be better to just get another car.


And yeah, 3rd gens are TOTALLY different. The 3rd gen transmission is so small, you could practically fit the entire thing inside a 4th gen transmission case!

[brand0n327]

hm alright then..thanks guys

[batever]

If the motivation is wanting a stiffer feel (sounds like it), think about replacing your short rubber hose sections of clutch hydraulic line with steel braided ones. Much less flex in them by all accounts. You can get them at TAS auto and probably elsewhere. Probably cost you under $60 and be easy to do, as opposed to a lot more money and effort to convert to an entirely different kind of system.

A hydraulic system can be extremely stiff, as hydraulic fluid is not very compressible (they say "incompressible" but nothing is completely incompressible, not even a planet or diamonds. Maybe the center of the sun is but who knows).

The clutch system will be as stiff/responsive as the lines that hold the clutch fluid are. So go stainless braided if the stiffness and responsiveness are important to you.

Same with brake lines--if you replace the short sections with stainless braided lines, the brake pedal will feel more responsive and controllable under load than with the rubber lines.