Hydraulic clutch

[gregorious77]

Just fitted a Magura to the CRM. lovely 1 finger action now!!!

[jompy]

nice
you fancy doing a write up on it ?

[fallenmikethebike]

Jononro , a former contributor fitted one 6/7 years ago, he was very pleased with his as well.
Mike

[gregorious77]

Saw some cheapo Chinese hydraulic clutch conversions on eBay for about £25 quid but read a feedback saying they were junk (as you can imagine). This they got me looking at other options as I do a lot of green laning on my CRM so need good clutch control with a decent grip on the bars too. 2 fingers is OK with the cable clutch but for climbing rocks etc 1 finger is better so I can hang on. 1 finger on a cable clutch is not sustainable for long periods.
I spotted a 2nd hand Magura for a CRF which had also been used on a CR so I took a punt and negotiated a price.


Here it is in my kitchen



I mounted it to check for fit and length of hose etc.



It was apparent the reach on the slave cylinder was not quite long enough (18-20mm short).



So I took the slave in to work for a Friday morning special and turned up an extension piece.



Once fitted it didnt seem like here was much travel which was a worry but a quick test ride had me grinning like a gibbon. 1 finger action is all good. the 'feel' of a cable is gone but I will get used to it quick enough.

http://vid71.photobucket.com/albums/i14 ... WA0008.mp4

Bring on the rocks.

[andrew19]

You've made it look an easy conversion.

The extension piece is elegant -

I'm always envious of those who have access to a lathe.

[gregorious77]

the conversion is easy apart from the need to extend the rod.

[jompy]

That's a nice mod bud

[pudzie83]

jealous just jealous

[knackeredMk1]

There are different lengths of the rod that comes out of the cylinder available. Don't know how expensive though?

[pudzie83]

looks like ive not ran out of modz to do on mine

[gregorious77]

There are different lengths of the rod that comes out of the cylinder available. Don't know how expensive though?

I dont think they sell parts separately though and would still offer no adjustment. I can screw the cap screw in and out to give the length I need. You can buy different slaves with screw adjusters and different length rods etc.

[Active Rascal]

I contacted Magura a while ago, and they told me what to measure up to have a kit made up. They told me all the parts needed and quoted me over £300. I trawled through their website and found it to be the exact same set up as an XT660 I think it was. Managed to find a brand new kit on ebay in Australia for about £150 so went with that. I did a write up on here but can't seem to find it.