Clutch issues!

[Stevo302]

Hi guys,
Looks like I got the Wong bits. (Clutch master and slave) Thought these were off a triumph 2500.
Anyway as you can tell the holes are the wrong size to fit the pipe I had. Can't send them back as I've had them for ages.
Can I tap them to the bigger size? (Easy to buy and do?),
Change the pipe to the smaller size? (Will this make any foot peddle difference?),
Get new parts with correct hole? (Simple but more expensive),
1971 Vixen 2500, but with a later 1974 2500 TC engine.
Thanks in advance,
Stevo.

[Stevo302]

yosini said:

Hi,

I remember exactly the same dilemma on my Vixen 2500 about a year or so back. Changed the slave first for a new triumph unit, which didn't bring my gears back so I swapped the master cylinder and it was then I realised the old plastic pipe between didn't fit the new master. So I replaced the pipe with a new metal braided one (again from a Triumph place). Nice bit of kit but although the new one fitted it seemed somewhat shorter and more awkward to attach to each end. But after a lot of disgusting fluid all over the floor and plenty of grazed knuckles it all works now.

Still feels reasonably light as a pedal too.

Cheers

Joe

So did you use the smaller DIA hole/pipe then?
I'm thinking of sending both off to be re tapped to the larger/ original.
Cheers.

[Stevo302]

Both the bore ID are the same on the old and new units so it would only be the new pipe I will make up that will be any different. But how much different will it make?
I still want to get them both re tapped if possible, ive asked an engineer and awaiting a response.

Thanks for all the help again in this matter,
Stevo.