Hey everyone relating to that question what do you prefer working on and driving? I've driven and worked on both. Only dislike I have of the mechical is how hard it is to push the clutch in. Other than that I like everything about it. Now on the Hydraulic I've seen to have some probs, with it, Clutch Master Cylinder, Slave Cylinder, clutch and pressure plate. So what do you guys like better?

 

Mechanical all the way. I'm looking for a hydrolic line for my vrothers ranger, Can't find it anywhere.

 

I loved the clutch in my f-250... firm and predictable and STRONG!!!what more could I want!!!!!!!!!

 

I have a mechanical clutch and am looking to convert to hyd in the future. Here is my reasoning. A properly set up hyd clutch gives great mechanical advantage over a manual, with reduced pedal input pressure as a bonus. Also, mine makes popping noises offroading, and I don't like it. Finally, my ability to install a body lift down the road will be easier because I won't have to fabricate linkage stuff. My throttle, brakes and then my clutch will all be flexible, so putting in the body lift should be easy.

 

You can't just buy the line. YOu have to buy the slave or the master, i can't remember which one.

And a hydrolic clutch is better then mechanical, you get more life outa your clutch plate. and its self adjusting.
With a mechanical clutch you gotta adjust, and check wear more. Granted there is no fluid and no failing slave, i think hydrolic is better.

dont give the excuse that hydrolic is easy to push. Mines hard as a ****. And its the way i want it.

 

Hydraulic or mech has no effect on pedal pressure. Body lift way too difficult with mech linkage? I think it took all of 10 minutes to lengthen mine. My opinion is based on the fact that most hydraulic setups are 90% plastic and plastic is junk The simple fact that the clutch linkage on my 70 is 34 years old with half a million miles on it and it's still going. Yes, I've had to rebush and weld up and re-machine to make the linkage tight again, BUT with mechanical linkage I can do that! Plastic is junk.On my 91 F150 4x4 the hydraulic system fell apart when I changed the clutch at 150K. New cars and trucks use hydraulic linkage because it's cheap. Some racers like it as they say twisting of the motor doesn't effect it, equaling consistency. I race my 65 GT350 clone with 1400+ horse and doug nash 5 speed. It may have $5000 into fuel injection, but I still run mechanical clutch linkage and consistant 9 second passes (traction problem or would be quicker).

 

i have a 95 stang and i put another clutch kit in from oriely's and now it is easier to push than the stock clutch and it is cable operated.

 

I like the input you back through the pedal with a mechanical, kinda like how you get more feedback through manual steering than power. When I had my '67 i could do all kinds of things in that truck just by the feel of the pedal. now in my '85 I have to listen alot more closely to get it to do what i want. I'm linkage clutch all the way, but the hydraulic does have the "if you wreck it" or "if you lose a body mount" advantage.

Justin

 

did the ford zf's come hydrolic or cable?

 

I believe all Ford Clutches in trucks after 86-87 were hydraulic. My 93 is hydraulic. It is very nice to work on it because it has an external slave cylinder. But you dont get the feel of a manual linkage clutch.

 

yea, i think your riht, my 89 is hyd but its a m50d i'm done whit that, the zf is goin in as soon as i get home from school. i herd about a cable conversion. anyone know anything about that. if soo please let it be known

 

I have a 85 F150 and it's a hydraulic clutch.

-Matt

 

My 85 F250 460 T19 is hydraulic and it SUCKS BIG TIME!!!
I even thought of fabricating a mechanical one for it!

Just try to bleed those suckers, and to get either the slave or master, you have to buy all three!
Give me mechanical any day for ease of repair and fabrication ability as I can change the pedal ratio either way!
Install a lift kit? lengthen the rod!

 

what tranny do you have?, i have yet to hear of a t19

 

mechanical, cable, then hydraulic are my choices.

You have not lived until you have changed later model Ranger clutches and end up not being able to bleed the system properly without a $200 bleeder.