[Spridgets] Clutch hydraulic line

[Weslake1330 at aol.com]

The hydraulic hose arrived today (including the hose that went for  
shortening and came back the same length) so I hooked it all up to the slave on  the 
nose of the box and bled it.  Really easy to bleed and everything  worked just 
fine with 3/16 rigid pipe rather than a 1/4 rigid pipe.  
 
I've also got the engine back in the car now and will test the clutch again  
before fitting everything and getting it running.
 
Regards
 
W E S L A K E 1330
 
In a message dated 21/06/2008 19:31:44 GMT Daylight Time,  
guy.weller at tiscali.co.uk writes:

Bill,  when transferring pressure - as is largely the case with the 
braking  system, then I would agree.

But in the case of the clutch you are  moving a quantity of fluid 
through the pipe, and a smaller bore pipe will  take longer and / or 
more pressure, to force the required quantity of  fluid through it.

Guy

>----Original Message----
>From:  pythias at pacifier.com
>Date: 21/06/2008 15:38 
>To:  <Weslake1330 at aol.com>, <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>Subj: Re:  [Spridgets] Clutch hydraulic line
>
>Hello  guy,
>
>     one would think that the size of the  pipe between is irrelevant
>     other than the amount of  fluid it holds. you move a given amount
>     of fluid  with the stroke of the pedal, and it takes a given
>      amount of fluid to move the slave cylinder. As long as there is
>   enough IN the master sufficient to move the slave the  given
>     amount, the quantity in the pipe between  should mean nothing.
>
>-- 
>Best regards,
>  Bill                     mailto:pythias at pacifier.com
> '66 Sprite  HAN8L49403