what does a hydrolic clutch offer that a cable doesn't?

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Aug 17, 2005 | 09:05 PM

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what does a hydrolic clutch offer that a cable doesn't?

couldn't find any clear info...what about them makes them better?

Aug 18, 2005 | 11:04 AM

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Re: what does a hydrolic clutch offer that a cable doesn't? (pbink)

All cables stretch and eventually break.Hydraulics never need adjustment.

Aug 18, 2005 | 11:05 AM

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hydro slave cylinders and master cylinders leak, same as where cable stretch

Aug 18, 2005 | 01:21 PM

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Re: what does a hydrolic clutch offer that a cable doesn't? (pbink)

hydraulic is self adjusting. with cable u have to adjust periodically........i have seen cable seize up internally thus making pedal really stiff ,

Aug 19, 2005 | 08:02 AM

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Re: what does a hydrolic clutch offer that a cable doesn't? (deserthonda)

I don't know about Honda but some cables (VW) are self-adjusting. It's a little ratchet mechanism where the adjusting barrel would have been. Even so, the auto-adjuster can get dirty & screw up.

Smoother operation compared to cable friction in it's housing.

Maybe more design-flexibility for where the cable has to lead thru the engine bay. You can make sharp bends with a hydraulic tube but not with a cable.