Hi All,
I have a small block chevy 350, a chevy bellhousing, and Advance Adapters ranger overdrive unit which also acts as an adapter to the stock toyota 4 speed. i'm using the OEM clutch master and slave for my 9/75 US-spec fj40.
I'm 75% through a restoration (ahem, "restomod" for the legalistic folks). I had the engine out at one point, and decided to replace the clutch. I have learned that I didn't do enough research and should've bought Downey's low profile clutch, since the toyota master/slave doesn't produce enough travel to totally engage the clutch.
I'm trying to find a solution that doesn't involve pulling the engine out and redoing the clutch. I'll do it if I have to, but would rather not.
I've read a bunch about using an earlier model clutch master, which has a 1" (or 13/16"?) bore, but keeping the current slave. Some people have reported success with this approach, but some have said that it causes the slave to puke out the push rod due to excessive travel. I've also seen people speculate that it might cause TOO MUCH travel.
The threads i've found are pretty vague and often don't involve people following up on whether things worked out for them. So I'm hoping you guys can share your experiences. If not, I guess I'll just buy a new clutch master, see what happens, and post it here.
I have a small block chevy 350, a chevy bellhousing, and Advance Adapters ranger overdrive unit which also acts as an adapter to the stock toyota 4 speed. i'm using the OEM clutch master and slave for my 9/75 US-spec fj40.
I'm 75% through a restoration (ahem, "restomod" for the legalistic folks). I had the engine out at one point, and decided to replace the clutch. I have learned that I didn't do enough research and should've bought Downey's low profile clutch, since the toyota master/slave doesn't produce enough travel to totally engage the clutch.
I'm trying to find a solution that doesn't involve pulling the engine out and redoing the clutch. I'll do it if I have to, but would rather not.
I've read a bunch about using an earlier model clutch master, which has a 1" (or 13/16"?) bore, but keeping the current slave. Some people have reported success with this approach, but some have said that it causes the slave to puke out the push rod due to excessive travel. I've also seen people speculate that it might cause TOO MUCH travel.
The threads i've found are pretty vague and often don't involve people following up on whether things worked out for them. So I'm hoping you guys can share your experiences. If not, I guess I'll just buy a new clutch master, see what happens, and post it here.