915 clutch

[Turbonutta]

i have installed a 915 box and many people said "you will need a hydraulic clutch slave or it cant be done with a pull style clutch"
well to prove them wrong its in and it works...

What i did was to remove the weld holding the clutch tube at the rear of the floor pan relocate the end of the tube to the lower side of the chassis (where you have cut out the necesary metal to fit your 915) weld it back on.

next using a std bug flexible clutch tube,push it onto your newly re-locatd clutch tube, then i used a metal clutch tube bracket of a camper and mounted that to hold the end of the flexi clutch tube...

i then fitted the clutch arm onto the gearbox along with a stainless steel bush that the threaded cable end goes through (my mate made me the bush but i beleive its the same as the 914 (901 gearbox) part.....

so using mostly standard parts i now have a fully operational clutch, no hydro,no extra wheels or pulleys
pictures are available

Just thought id pass that on

[Racelook]

Originally Posted by Turbonutta

i have installed a 915 box and many people said "you will need a hydraulic clutch slave or it cant be done with a pull style clutch"
well to prove them wrong its in and it works...

What i did was to remove the weld holding the clutch tube at the rear of the floor pan relocate the end of the tube to the lower side of the chassis (where you have cut out the necesary metal to fit your 915) weld it back on.

next using a std bug flexible clutch tube,push it onto your newly re-locatd clutch tube, then i used a metal clutch tube bracket of a camper and mounted that to hold the end of the flexi clutch tube...

i then fitted the clutch arm onto the gearbox along with a stainless steel bush that the threaded cable end goes through (my mate made me the bush but i beleive its the same as the 914 (901 gearbox) part.....

so using mostly standard parts i now have a fully operational clutch, no hydro,no extra wheels or pulleys
pictures are available

Just thought id pass that on

I'm thinking in my head how you maked it.. but I can't see it exactly..

Some pics that you post upon here (or on the samba) really will help alot.

Thanks in advance Wiebrand

[ricola]

I found it very heavy when I did mine... plus I broke a cable! I also had to extend the pedal end lever to get enough travel, but that may be year related.
Do you have the version with the helper 'omega' spring? I would think that would help loads...

Rich

[Turbonutta]

Originally Posted by ricola

I found it very heavy when I did mine... plus I broke a cable! I also had to extend the pedal end lever to get enough travel, but that may be year related.
Do you have the version with the helper 'omega' spring? I would think that would help loads...

Rich

Hi ricola, im using a std clutch cable, you say you broke yours maybe the clutch arm is a different lengh.
My clutch feels very light,i know its brand new so it may get harder with time
also my gearbox doesnt have a spring,i think my box was the version with hydrulic clutch not really sure (just looked at you web site our clutch arms look the same) was your gearbag a hydraulic version (or are they all hyd)
Cheers NUTTA

[ricola]

I'm fairly certain all 915s are mechanical clutch, the early ones didn't have the helper spring though. I used a new 915 clutch...
MAybe the difference between our installs is the pedal assembly, mine was a 1965 pan? Oh, my cable broke where it was shortened for the shortened pan, just meant to say how much harder the pedal was...
Rich

[Steve C]

Hi Turbonutter

Any photos yet?

Steve