Hydraulic Throwout Bearing for early Ford Toploader

Im trying to get my new running gear in my car but have hit a raod block!

Im running an early 283 SBC with an early ford toploader 3 speed and I want to run a hydraulic throwout on it but cant seem to find one anywhere. Does anyone make one for the 1.75 bearing retainer? I could probably rig up a fixture to run a slave on the origional shaft but would rather not do all of that if possible. Any suggestions?
VA HAMB

 

Speeway sells one that fits the toploader. Check the spects to see if it will work for u

 

I have looked several times and didnt see anything but Ill look again, and then call, maybe they can help me find something. Thanks!

 

anyone else?

 

I cant find one from Speedway that will fit or from anywhere else for that matter. I set up a slave cylinder on it using the original arm on the clutch shaft but am having troublr getting the slave to push it. Any ideas????

 

Nothing? Somebody has to be running a hydraulic on a toploader?

 

Can you put up pics of your slave attempt? It can work if the ratios are correct. Like: lever length, slave bore size and master bore size...

 

I think the slave cylinders i have seen 'pull' not push and you use a 5/8 master cylinder. wilwood sells the complete kit.
when you say 'early ford toploader' do you meany like a '39ish kinda early? i was picturing a 60's era from a mustang.

 

Yes a 39ish toploader

 

Would be more helpful if the photo was of the parts that disengage the clutch.

Bob

 

i'm interested on doing hydraulic cluth on my toploader also.. any help here?

 

1960 Ford pickup I had was a hydraulic clutch from the factory. It worked for years with a 3 speed on the column. That setup or a similar setup should work for you. Used a Mazda pickup slave and master in a dirt track stock that was real slick.

 

Interested if you ever got this worked out. I am in the same spot trying to figure out a hydraulic slave cyl on a early 3 speed. Thanks for any photos or specs.........

 

There was a recent post concerning hydraulic t.o. bearings and their reliability (bad in my experience). There are pics there of slave cyl applications.

 

In most cases, you're better off to use an external hydraulic slave cylinder to actuate a regular clutch arm and release bearing. -EM

 

No55mad, I searched posts to see but only found this one whats it under? Thanks

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We used a Wilwood external pull slave cylinder to pull one ear on a bell crank that then pushed / turned the equalizer shaft from a second ear. We used the pull slave and an offset bell crank instead of just a push slave as the car is heavily channeled and we did not have room for the push slave to have a straight shot at the equalizer shaft.

 

I found this photo of an external push slave cylinder on a later Ford top-loader. Something similar to this may work for you.

 

The above pic was posted in a a thread by bobss396