Hydraulic clutch on 180 triple

[Dellortoman]

While I was re-comissioning my brother's 3C, he turned up with this Hydraulic clutch conversion and asked me to fit it to the bike. He bought it years ago as a used part (dunno from whom). It's obviously from a series 2. I think they only did this style of clutch for a short time before the engines turned into 120's, which used a different shaped engine/sprocket cover.

It works OK and the action feels smoother and marginally lighter than the cable.

Do the slave cylinders on these early hydraulic clutches suffer from the same problem as the 120's - separation between cylinder liner and alloy housing?

I'd quite like to do a similar Hydraulic conversion to my Series 1 Jota. I like the older style Brembo master cylinder because it's in keeping with the period and matches the original brake M/C. I've been keeping an eye on ebay for one of these clutch actuators, but haven't seen one yet. Reading the gospel according to Falloon, he says they were fitted to 1000 engines from #7277 to #8106, and 1200's from (approx) #2000 to #3600. So there should be 2,500 of them out there somewhere.

If anyone has one they don't need, let me know.

Cheers,
Cam

 

[motoddrob]

Cam, my 1200, 2829 doesn't have the hydraulic clutch so that's another inaccuracy of the bible. I'd like one of Keiths units with the cut down cover. Anything you need that I might have spare Keith?

 

[laverdakeith]

Could always do with another SFC Rob.........


  Keith

 

[motoddrob]

Keith, I could only classify my SFC as a spare if I had another, so it ain't spare! But I do have some spare stuff laying around that'll probably never get used. If I only knew how to sell stuff on fleabay!!

 

[poffer]

Cam,

Do the slave cylinders on these early hydraulic clutches suffer from the same problem as the 120's - separation between cylinder liner and alloy housing?

Yes!!!  You need to speak to Red - he does a neat conversion to drill and insert a new end that prevents the fluid being forced in-between the casing and the slave cylinder.

Pete

 

[johnwh]

Hi Cam, Like Pete said, get in touch with Red as he has a conversion that prevents this happening.
John

 

[mauricejota7604]

Hey Cam do yourself a favour and put your cable clutch back on before the hydraulic case does breakdown by fluid getting between the case and cylinder!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dellortoman]

Hey Cam do yourself a favour and put your cable clutch back on before the hydraulic case does breakdown by fluid getting between the case and cylinder!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, it aint my bike - I'm just doing as I'm told. Hydraulic is working OK now, but the cable setup is on stand-by in case it goes tits-up.

Cheers,
Cam

 

[Laverdalothar]

Have the hydraulic clutch on mine and haven't had to much of a problem during the past 20 years of ownership during normal use. Only problems appeared were on a dyno or caused by the dyno.