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Anyone converted a 140 to a hydraulic clutch? 140-160

posted by  twombo on  Thu May 12 04:26 CST 2005
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Questions..

Is it fraying, getting a "rats nest" at the end that snaps, and then failing, or is it snapping all at once?

Does your release fork pivot have sufficient grease and swivel freely and smoothly.

Are you getting a straight pull, i.e. does the cable pull straint in line against the fork without pulling the cable out of line and bearing on outlet of the cable sheath (bowden tube)? Is there any chance of a metal to metal contact with the cable? A tiny contact is disasterous to the cable.

My understanding, there are 2 types of clutches, Sachs style (diaphram) and Borg and Beck (lever style)... I believe they have different styles of release bearings. Is yours the correct one (this one is a real stretch)? If the release fork is able to shift radially it can create an "off center" pull of the cable and the required release force goes up very quickly, overstressing the cable.

Mike





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