62 hydraulic clutch?

[smallblock kid]

I just bought a 62 chevy 4x4 and noticed this



the line that comes of the clutch side goes down to where the clutch is but i cant see what its hooked to ill look again tomorrow now that i have the front clip off im not sure if they even made a hydraulic clutch or what it is but i think its pretty cool and info on this would be great

[sixbangr]

should be hooked up to the clutch "slave" cylinder.My '61 uses the same set up. Got all my parts from Rock Auto.

[smallblock kid]

i kinda was assume it would be hooked up to one but wasnt sure is this an aftermarket deal or were there factory ones

[jocko]

sixbangr's spot on. The line just goes to a slave cylinder which is mounted to the bell hsg, it actuates a mechanical lever to move the throwout bearing (i.e. not to be confused with a hydraulic throwout set-up like in some more modern cars and availabel in tremecs, etc.) Technically the slave cylinder could work on any trans that you had the hyd reservoir and mounting point for the slave for.

I purchased a 62 once also and was kinda concerned about it having this "oddity" of a clutch set-up from just 60-62. But the more I looked into it I realized it was a pretty cool set-up. sixbangr mentioned Rock Auto for parts which is good to know, I didn't realize they had them. LMC carries the clutch/brake combo master cylinder. Another good company to be familiar with is Novak - they have all kinds of slave cylinder parts, etc. Here's the link: http://www.novak-adapt.com/index.htm\ Second link shows a Novak kit that allows folks to mount YOUR set-up on chevy engines that originally did not come with a slave cyl set-up. http://www.novak-adapt.com/catalog/kit_hcr3.htm

[smallblock kid]

personally i find it really cool and different so i may being going to use it i gotta make sure everythings still there for it if not ill get what i need to make it work thanks for the help

[markeb01]

The slave cylinder is on the passenger side on the stock 60-62 setup. Here’s what it looks like:

[Heater63]

It's not an oddity, in fact it's nice to use one and get the mechanical z-bar out of the way of the exhaust, etc.
I paid premium bucks to run a modern version on my 292/TKO-500
from Novak Adapters, see

www.novak-adapt.com/catalog/kit_hcr3.htm
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[62ShortStep]

Slave cylinders are available in at least two different sizes:
1 inch bore, as stock.
1 1/16 inch bore for easier pedal pressure, but needs a little more pedal travel.

[sixbangr]

KID, where in Kansas are you? I live in Bird City.If your close you can see mine.

[smallblock kid]

Belle Plaine its 40 min south of wichita i think ive got it all figured out now tho thanks im going to use it unless i go with an automatic

[Heater63]

Originally Posted by 62ShortStep

Slave cylinders are available in at least two different sizes:
1 inch bore, as stock.
1 1/16 inch bore for easier pedal pressure, but needs a little more pedal travel.

There is excellent reference material at Novak-Adapt - on matching the masters and slaves, clutches, etc...a ton of info.
And if you need to replace the stock combination Master, and go to a newer brake master, you can use a small Wilwood master for the clutch. You can find on Summit, etc. Just FYI.