As my winter boredom sets in, I'm looking for more things to modify. Has anyone used a Wilwood clutch master? If so, which one, and did you have to change the slave? TIA
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I've been running a Wilwood clutch master for a while now--GS Compact Integral Master Cylinder, PN 260-15098. Still using the same long-throw slave I've had in the car since 2009 (Amazing that it's lasted this long). The Wilwood clutch master works just fine, but after a couple of failures (fewer than the many "OEM" masters I went through), I may go to a Tilton clutch master for basically the same reason this guy determined when comparing the two... https://youtu.be/Hz4AlAt7DJ8
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Wow thanks! I’ve been getting an intermittent really stiff clutch pedal. I thought the master might be the culprit? Seems like it still engages the slave cylinder, but sometimes it’s super stiff. I did just put in a new clutch, but it started about 250 miles after🤷♂️
Was your new clutch a McLeod? Did you use an aftermarket throw out bearing hub?
Yes it’s a McLeod from Pantera Performance and they supplied the throw out bearing. I’m running a Coyote. Strange that the pedal has gotten so stiff intermittently… sometimes fine and sometimes it’s terrible…. On the way home today, it decided not to let me put it in gear, but then after depressing it about five or six times it did and then I drove home pretty normally, but with a really stiff clutch.
FWIW, I installed the PIM McLeod clutch, pressure plate and throw out bearing system in 2017. It was MUCH stiffer than the old, slipping, non-Pantera clutch I replaced, but the stiffness of the new clutch was never intermittent. So, I installed an Effort Reduction Kit a few months later, and the difference was noticeable. It was either that, or I was going to have to go to the gym to build up the strength of my left leg. 