Cable clutch or Hydraulic?

[D.Hearne]

Yes, the first generation McLeod bearings had the crappy banjo fittings. The second generation have the AN swivels. Also, the bolt on TO bearings are self adjusting. Just make sure you measure correctly for the right fit. If you go the hyd to bearing route order direct from McLeod so you can get the proper one. If you get it from somewhere else you may need to send it to McLeod so they can swap the pistons. I describe how to measure on my website.
To spread the forces out I mounted the master cylinder using aluminum blocks on both sides of the firewall. This also made it easier to make it mount to the pedal.

My T/O bearing is also self adjusting, problem is, there's only so much travel built into it, and when the clutch disc wears to the point where the piston is extended to it's farthest point of travel, you have to pull the trans back and adjust the sleeve in the bearing to compensate for it. This one is also the specific bearing for a Toploader. It also works with any other transmission with the same input shaft diameter as the Toploader, such as a Tremec or T-5 with the use of the additional spacer ring.

 

[LMan]

I use a stock 5.0 Fox cable and the MustangSteve quadrant. No issues so far. I did have to modify one primary tube on my headers for clearance.

 

[skywalker]

So I guess after all these posts, you haven't read any of it ?

I have, but nothing in there really indicates to me why you would choose one over the other except that the slave cylinder version is easier to repair and adjust

 

[jikelly]

I have a Hydraulic Master/Slave clutch set up on my old stang. I tried the clutch cable setup first and it just didn't work for me at all. You have a lot less pedal effort with a hydraulic setup anyway, and that is another reason why I'm glad I went that way. You can see what I did on my uncompleted website. http://webpages.acs.ttu.edu/jikelly/Tremec page.htm
http://webpages.acs.ttu.edu/jikelly/pictures.htm

It was really pretty easy to set up this system and after a year and 4650 miles I have had no leaks and have only adjusted the linkage once.

 

[D.Hearne]

I have, but nothing in there really indicates to me why you would choose one over the other except that the slave cylinder version is easier to repair and adjust

The reason I went with the McCleod setup on my Ranger was for the simple reason, that I had no other options. With a classic Stang, you have several options. You just need to go back and re-read all the posts here, and make up your own mind. Don't rely on us to make your decisions for you. When you do this, and you have problems down the road, you'll be blaming us It's your car, you have to live with it.

 

[STSFCTN67]

I tried everything to keep my clutch cable from heating up but it melted anyway. I tried the brackets and the wrap but my headers were too close and even after beating the ceramic to death there still was not enough clearance. If you are going to make the investment with nice headers get the JMC kit.

 

[skywalker]

The reason I went with the McCleod setup on my Ranger was for the simple reason, that I had no other options. With a classic Stang, you have several options. You just need to go back and re-read all the posts here, and make up your own mind. Don't rely on us to make your decisions for you. When you do this, and you have problems down the road, you'll be blaming us It's your car, you have to live with it.

Not at all what I'm trying to do! I'm just wanting an idea of what could go wrong with each system and what works better about each one, so that I can make a more informed decision!