I ran across this picture with no explanation. Looks like a clutch conversion slave cylinder? Good idea? Bad idea?
They sell the hydraulic clutch cables, would be easy enough to attach to a drum.
I've got one on order now for a diff project that ended up not using it so..., maybe this is in my future. (edited)
Seems like a good idea. Wonder how much of a difference it would make or if it's just easier on your hands that a cable
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> Seems like a good idea. Wonder how much of a difference it would make
> or if it's just easier on your hands that a cable
That’s my line of thinking, it’d help reduce friction and stretch in the system.
This would make for some super fun rear tire squeelies
hydraulics put more force on the brakes and don't stretch over time an always have a nice squeeze feeling two them. It won't be easier on your hands (it might actually be worse) but it will feel better and will be a lot more effective.
Only issue is its not a true hydraulic brake system. The cable might stretch and just give a feeling/braking power of a cable brake system. You could also snap the cable line if the braking power was to much or just stretch it out so quick.
Nothing like new cables and new brakes! That squeeze feeling , reminds me of a stress ball!
There is no cable involved. A master cylinder, a hydraulic line, and a slave with a steel rod.
Interesting!
It's still not a true hydraulic system & might not feel 100% the same. I can image some give in the system with all the linkage.
It's cool and all but not worth it in my own opinion, just convert it to disc.
Are we talking money or small weight of weed? Either way I’m looking forward to seeing your results before I drop the $30 on a set up.
I wasn't looking for it, but now that I know it exists I have to have it. My rear brake compared to the front disc has always just felt spongy and with the brake light switch integrated in the cable I couldn't easily go for scooty cables. Interested to see your results.
I've been thinking on this since jbot brought it up in the launch lever thread. Rad idea, iam following this one closely
I spent a lil extra to get the blue one because it matched the mirror on my orange moby. But the moby has a disc front, and my hose isn't long enough I think to do hydro back, I've got a few drum front bikes tho, it'll be hard to decide which one to do
Maybe just quickly rig up a drum front bike to see how you like the feel and performance, before you order a custom hose or have one made?
Yeah gonna try a front first.
I will say tho that after having hydraulic drum brakes on my Chevy nova, it might not be great.
But there's no way to know until it's tried
Best mods to drum brakes are doing sipe cuts in the shoes. Idk why it helps so much but it really does.
I'm sure that the grab and actual braking power may not be affected by much but if even the amount of lever travel can be reduced regardless of pressure needed then I would be up for the work involved.
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Take some pictures when your done.
Jbot I think this is awsome and really cool and interesting. I'm not saying don't do, I'm it just saying that like why would u? After all the custom work need you could probably get disc on there and people will actually notice it.
To the average person this didn't seem that great. Maybe a hydraulic launch lever would be cool!
I love seeing your shit dude, it makes me laugh and also it's very interesting to see you work on different stuff then just the normal bolt on swag.
if you thought that I didn't find this interesting you miss understood me. Its okay you think I'm that lil punk and I'm
Not sure how long the hose is , but , maybe mount the slave toward the front . Then an extension ( cable or rod ) attached to the rod to the rear brake .
Just mussing . ;)
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The fabrication to mount a disc brake and the literally bolt on application of this are in no way in the same ballpark of fabrication skill or time needed. This could be done half drunk in less than an afternoon.
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> The fabrication to mount a disc brake and the literally bolt on
> application of this are in no way in the same ballpark of fabrication
> skill or time needed. This could be done half drunk in less than an
> afternoon.
I don't drink but I'm pretty sure with some marijuana, a stick welder and an old pit bike I could make it happen.
I would be a little more confused on this set up because the mounting of the slave cylinder and the metal rod looks like it was special machine parts that I couldn't make ( I could make something but it would not look pretty)
how much marijuana? what kind of sticks do you weld? how deep is the pit?
jbot will learn the answers and tell us.
problem is there is nothing majickal about hydraulics, the advantage to hydraulic brakes is that they have a better mechanical advantage because disc brakes don't have as much slop as drum brakes do.
that image looks like it has a custom twizter arm bolted on there to give it a longer reach.
the key to drum brakes is having them clean, true, and lubed up perfecto and they work great. good set of maxi drums has no prob locking up a tire.
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> > The fabrication to mount a disc brake and the literally bolt on
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> > application of this are in no way in the same ballpark of fabrication
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> > skill or time needed. This could be done half drunk in less than an
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> > afternoon.
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> I don't drink but I'm pretty sure with some marijuana, a stick welder
> and an old pit bike I could make it happen.
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> I would be a little more confused on this set up because the mounting of
> the slave cylinder and the metal rod looks like it was special machine
> parts that I couldn't make ( I could make something but it would not
> look pretty)
To me it looks like the slave mounts to the bracket that would have held the end of your cable sleeve.
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> To me it looks like the slave mounts to the bracket that would have held
> the end of your cable sleeve.
That's what I see as well
Yeah, seems pretty straightforward.
A lot of those parts looked like they were machined.
Those end caps are fancy. The hardware stores not going to have anything like that.
Its would take me a good solid day to make those parts with a drill press & file. Then I have to put all my trust in it.
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> A lot of those parts looked like they were machined.
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> Those end caps are fancy. The hardware stores not going to have anything
> like that.
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> Its would take me a good solid day to make those parts with a drill
> press & file. Then I have to put all my trust in it.
I think this may be the bit needed to minimize weirdness.
https://www.mopeddivision.com/universal-moped-brake-cable-end-m6-threading-chrome-w-tool/
That's a pretty clever invention there
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