Hey guys.
This thread is more of an informative/request for information in regards to the clutch master cylinder assembly on the DC5
As some of you may have seen in the chit chat, my clutch master cylinder recently blew out at the triangular plate which is a known weakness in the DC5 clutch system. This reminds me of a similar sort of issue Justin had a while back. Thread ref:
http://forum.clubitr.com.au/showthre...-Pedal-Sinking
Anyway, on the advice from the ClubRSX forums and some local members, I sought out to get an EM1 clutch master cylinder as they did not have the triangular section that the DC5 did.
Contrary to what I was told, the hardline fitting on the top for the outlet of the EM1 master cylinder was made for a 6 mm pipe and the thread for the connection is M10x1.0.
The DC5 was an 8 mm pipe with a thread of M12x1.0. CLEARLY VERY DIFFERENT.
Managed (after 4 hours of rushing around on a saturday morning) to get a fitting adapter to step it down. When trying to fit the studs through the two holes on the chassis, it didn't line up so I had to give it some love with a drill and file. After it finally got in (3 hours of trying), the butt of the cylinder (which has the push rod that connects to the clutch pedal assembly) was seated too far into the cabin to the point where it made contact with the clutch lever arm. The pic below details the difference in length.
I found this really odd as many people were saying it was a direct bolt on swap yet I've had to work with 2 major ghetto mods to even get it lining in. After some more googling, I saw that the RSX-S cmc looked like this:
The butt was just as long as the EM2/EM1 cylinder. That's why it seemed to be direct bolt on for the RSX setup. I'm being forced to buy another DC5 clutch master cylinder assembly from OEM honda so I can get my car running.
Feel free to chime in and correct me guys or suggest a possible aftermarket CMC I can source on the quick.
This thread is more of an informative/request for information in regards to the clutch master cylinder assembly on the DC5
As some of you may have seen in the chit chat, my clutch master cylinder recently blew out at the triangular plate which is a known weakness in the DC5 clutch system. This reminds me of a similar sort of issue Justin had a while back. Thread ref:
http://forum.clubitr.com.au/showthre...-Pedal-Sinking
Anyway, on the advice from the ClubRSX forums and some local members, I sought out to get an EM1 clutch master cylinder as they did not have the triangular section that the DC5 did.
Contrary to what I was told, the hardline fitting on the top for the outlet of the EM1 master cylinder was made for a 6 mm pipe and the thread for the connection is M10x1.0.
The DC5 was an 8 mm pipe with a thread of M12x1.0. CLEARLY VERY DIFFERENT.
Managed (after 4 hours of rushing around on a saturday morning) to get a fitting adapter to step it down. When trying to fit the studs through the two holes on the chassis, it didn't line up so I had to give it some love with a drill and file. After it finally got in (3 hours of trying), the butt of the cylinder (which has the push rod that connects to the clutch pedal assembly) was seated too far into the cabin to the point where it made contact with the clutch lever arm. The pic below details the difference in length.
I found this really odd as many people were saying it was a direct bolt on swap yet I've had to work with 2 major ghetto mods to even get it lining in. After some more googling, I saw that the RSX-S cmc looked like this:
The butt was just as long as the EM2/EM1 cylinder. That's why it seemed to be direct bolt on for the RSX setup. I'm being forced to buy another DC5 clutch master cylinder assembly from OEM honda so I can get my car running.
Feel free to chime in and correct me guys or suggest a possible aftermarket CMC I can source on the quick.
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