LT77 conversion hose unions
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Kman1600
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Hi,
I PM'ed this to a fellow member a bunch of months back, reports are that Merlin helped out with what Damian needed
So hopefully they still just as helpful
Yours, Tim
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Hi Damian,
I bought ours from
https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/s/go ... for-3-hose
-4 hose is bigger ID but don't think there aren't enough union types available to make it work.
I just bought the fittings are a length of braided hose, it isn't hard to assemble yourself, I did try and find the invoice on their online system but couldn't. I think the unions where (from memory so check these make sense) a 3/8" unf conical seat one from the master cylinder end, then an M12 male to M10 male adapter (this isn't shown on their site but they have more than they list on there) then a M10 straight swivel union. You need one swiveling union so that you can tighten the hose up without winding it up!!!
Phone Merlin they are great people and will sort you out.
When I first did this I, like you, was worried about the ID of the hose etc.... as a clutch moves a lot more fluid at a much lower pressure than a brake does and I thought I'd end up with a lazy clutch action on the way up but no it's fine, the action is quick and you can very easily spin up the wheels.
This isn't the cheapest solution to the problem, unions are about £10ea and the adapter maybe £5, hose is about £1/m and I think that's pre-vat so you're looking at approx £35 by the time posted to you? Ours has been in place for nearly 4 years now and the car has been worked really hard and this part certainly hasn't caused us a moments problems
Hope that helps,
Tim
I PM'ed this to a fellow member a bunch of months back, reports are that Merlin helped out with what Damian needed
So hopefully they still just as helpful
Yours, Tim
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi Damian,
I bought ours from
https://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/s/go ... for-3-hose
-4 hose is bigger ID but don't think there aren't enough union types available to make it work.
I just bought the fittings are a length of braided hose, it isn't hard to assemble yourself, I did try and find the invoice on their online system but couldn't. I think the unions where (from memory so check these make sense) a 3/8" unf conical seat one from the master cylinder end, then an M12 male to M10 male adapter (this isn't shown on their site but they have more than they list on there) then a M10 straight swivel union. You need one swiveling union so that you can tighten the hose up without winding it up!!!
Phone Merlin they are great people and will sort you out.
When I first did this I, like you, was worried about the ID of the hose etc.... as a clutch moves a lot more fluid at a much lower pressure than a brake does and I thought I'd end up with a lazy clutch action on the way up but no it's fine, the action is quick and you can very easily spin up the wheels.
This isn't the cheapest solution to the problem, unions are about £10ea and the adapter maybe £5, hose is about £1/m and I think that's pre-vat so you're looking at approx £35 by the time posted to you? Ours has been in place for nearly 4 years now and the car has been worked really hard and this part certainly hasn't caused us a moments problems
Hope that helps,
Tim