915 gearbox, Type 4 engine and 228mm WBX FW

[Wally]

Originally Posted by Sandeep

I still have not ordered the hydraulic clutch kit either. Are you happy with your setup -> clutch pedal acctuation ?
Sandeep

At the moment, yes, very! Even tho the stock 915 pp is very heavy, when you have exactly the right pivot point length of the clutch arm where you hook the slave onto, your good.
Since the 915 needs a longer throw I heard, I originally used a smaller pivot length and pedal pressure was too high for my taste. After I lengthenend the pivot arm, I can still clutch the disk free and all is good
That took some time and wrenching tho... and I should really let it be for now

[Sandeep]

Cool !

Are you using the SACO kit or the Aircooled.net kit ? Are they the same ?

I've almost got the 915 box mounted in the chassis, now need to sort out the clutch.

Thanks

Sandeep

[Wally]

Its the SACO kit, but the acn-one is probably the same. I bought mine from Alex from VW-ISP-West (or something like that name), who mostly do type 3 parts. The sell the updated, upgraded set throuh ebay as well IIRC. The new set has at least better tubing for the hydraulical line front to back.
Just do a search on SACO here on GL, as Shad Laws did the saco set as well with his 923 in his late type 3 fasty back then and had a few good things to say about it (figures huh )

[dub_crazee]

hey guys - what was the outcome of this in the end?

ive got a 228 flywheel/pp but not a friction plate yet what did you end up running? also any chance of a pic of your slave cylinder/clutch arm set up??

thanks for your help

Deano

[Wally]

Its a long time ago and only could find one pic that doesn't look too nice and kinda misses the overall view, but nevertheless:


I went G50 after I thought about what the torque could become...

[dub_crazee]

thanks for that wally what i had in mind was a bit different its nice to see other ideas! yours is a tidier way of doing it. out of interest - did you cut a massive hole in your tunnel to fit the clutch set up? im running it in a torsion bar beetle so was thinking about opening up the access hole for the shift rod in the framehead and fitting it that way - then making a small hole behind the accelerator arm cover for connecting the pipes etc. should be an invisible install then. dont like the idea of cutting the tunnel too much! the only problem i see is if it brakes...... id have to remove the body to replace it lol!

good point about when you went over to the g50.

[Wally]

Originally Posted by dub_crazee

. out of interest - did you cut a massive hole in your tunnel to fit the clutch set up?

Yep, the massive hole it was. Still is actually as the G50 now still works with the same SACO master clutch cylinder set-up I have had in all these times.