Pros & cons of hydraulic clutch

sbasak · 2nd February 2007, 15:54

Why some cars use hydraulic clutch? Is there any advantage?

One disadvantage is that you need to check clutch fluid level and top up when necessary.
A garage mechanic told me that with hydraulic clutch, clutch wear is less prominent to feel as hydraulics compensate the clutch slip. Is it true? If yes, that means hydraulic clutch fails without warning

(unless you keep a close watch on rev counter for high revs at lower speeds).

Personally from driving point of view I don't feel any difference between normal and hydraulic clutch though later feels like slightly harder to push.

Pankaj401 · 2nd February 2007, 18:25

Hydraulic clutch is self-adjusting for wear.

veyron1 · 3rd February 2007, 20:52

Hydraulically actuated clutches are better in most aspects; for one, it gives consistent pedal feel throughout the life of the clutch. Although, when the clutch fails, the pedal WILL show reduced play; same case with the pressure plate as well.

A few drawbacks of hydraulic clutches include risks of master cylinder leakage, slave cylinder leakage, etc. But then, the cable-actuated mechanism suffers from risk of under-lubrication and requires constant care in terms of adjustment as well.

Simply put; hydraulically actuated clutch mechanisms are better suited for handling high-power/ high-torque applications.

Rehaan · 4th February 2007, 01:05

Can someone please list some cars that have hydraulic clutches and some that have cable operated ones ?

cya
R

Pankaj401 · 4th February 2007, 01:07

OHC's have [bowden] cable. Civic has hydraulic.

800 must have cable :-)

viper · 4th February 2007, 09:53

Hi,

I think almost all Maruti's have cable operated clutches, OHC cable, Hyundai Accent & Getz hydraulic, Santro cable, Lancer cable, NHC cable, Optra hydraulic.

Thats all I can remember off hand.

Viper

PS - Am not 100% sure so please correct me if wrong.

danlalan · 4th February 2007, 13:40

The ikons and fiesta's incl fusion are on cables....

mithun · 6th February 2007, 07:45

Is there any other types of clutch systems other than the Hydraulic/cable operated systems ?

moralfibre · 6th February 2007, 10:42

The clutch on the Palio, Petra, Adventure and Siena is hydraulic.

austere_sly · 9th May 2007, 17:20

Swift got a hydraulic one.

Jaggu · 9th May 2007, 23:25

ikon is cable?? are you sure?? i think its hydraulic

swift D is hydraulic, swift p is cable

wolfinstein · 9th May 2007, 23:28

Lancer is Hydraulic..I think..!

v1p3r · 10th May 2007, 02:17

Hydraulic clutches rob you of some feel, or so I feel.

Jiggy, IIRC, the older Accents were cabled. The 1.6 ones have hydraulic clutches.

The Standard Herald was the first Indian car to have a hydraulic clutch.

viper · 10th May 2007, 08:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by v1p3r

Jiggy, IIRC, the older Accents were cabled. The 1.6 ones have hydraulic clutches.

Akshay,

All accents sold in India were Hydraulic only. My sis had one of the first lot of entry level 1.5 Accents sold and they were Hydraulic.

Viper

nispatel · 10th May 2007, 08:27

Santro is hydraulic too. I had a hard time getting used to not so precise feeling of Santro hydraulic after upgrading from 800 and Esteem. Hyundai service manager accepted that Esteem cable clutch is much superior to Santro hydraulic for it's precision operation and accurate feedback.

2nd February 2007, 15:54	#1
sbasak BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CCU-LTN Posts: 607 Thanked: 16 Times	Pros & cons of hydraulic clutch Why some cars use hydraulic clutch? Is there any advantage? One disadvantage is that you need to check clutch fluid level and top up when necessary. A garage mechanic told me that with hydraulic clutch, clutch wear is less prominent to feel as hydraulics compensate the clutch slip. Is it true? If yes, that means hydraulic clutch fails without warning (unless you keep a close watch on rev counter for high revs at lower speeds). Personally from driving point of view I don't feel any difference between normal and hydraulic clutch though later feels like slightly harder to push.
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2nd February 2007, 18:25	#2
Pankaj401 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 215 Thanked: 7 Times	Hydraulic clutch is self-adjusting for wear.
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3rd February 2007, 20:52	#3
veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 54 Times View My Garage	Hydraulically actuated clutches are better in most aspects; for one, it gives consistent pedal feel throughout the life of the clutch. Although, when the clutch fails, the pedal WILL show reduced play; same case with the pressure plate as well. A few drawbacks of hydraulic clutches include risks of master cylinder leakage, slave cylinder leakage, etc. But then, the cable-actuated mechanism suffers from risk of under-lubrication and requires constant care in terms of adjustment as well. Simply put; hydraulically actuated clutch mechanisms are better suited for handling high-power/ high-torque applications.
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4th February 2007, 01:05	#4
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,198 Thanked: 36,139 Times	Can someone please list some cars that have hydraulic clutches and some that have cable operated ones ? cya R
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4th February 2007, 01:07	#5
Pankaj401 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 215 Thanked: 7 Times	OHC's have [bowden] cable. Civic has hydraulic. 800 must have cable :-)
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4th February 2007, 09:53	#6
viper BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,766 Thanked: 20 Times	Hi, I think almost all Maruti's have cable operated clutches, OHC cable, Hyundai Accent & Getz hydraulic, Santro cable, Lancer cable, NHC cable, Optra hydraulic. Thats all I can remember off hand. Viper PS - Am not 100% sure so please correct me if wrong.
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4th February 2007, 13:40	#7
danlalan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: mumbai,JUHU Posts: 1,639 Thanked: 281 Times View My Garage	The ikons and fiesta's incl fusion are on cables....
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6th February 2007, 07:45	#8
mithun BANNED Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cochin Posts: 2,195 Thanked: 268 Times	Is there any other types of clutch systems other than the Hydraulic/cable operated systems ?
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6th February 2007, 10:42	#9
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,567 Thanked: 14,488 Times	The clutch on the Palio, Petra, Adventure and Siena is hydraulic.
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9th May 2007, 17:20	#10
austere_sly BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 295 Thanked: 16 Times View My Garage	Swift got a hydraulic one.
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9th May 2007, 23:25	#11
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,377 Thanked: 17,317 Times	ikon is cable?? are you sure?? i think its hydraulic swift D is hydraulic, swift p is cable
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9th May 2007, 23:28	#12
wolfinstein BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 994 Thanked: 20 Times	Lancer is Hydraulic..I think..!
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10th May 2007, 02:17	#13
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,364 Thanked: 7,506 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (7)	Hydraulic clutches rob you of some feel, or so I feel. Jiggy, IIRC, the older Accents were cabled. The 1.6 ones have hydraulic clutches. The Standard Herald was the first Indian car to have a hydraulic clutch.
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10th May 2007, 08:27	#15
nispatel BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 97 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Santro is hydraulic too. I had a hard time getting used to not so precise feeling of Santro hydraulic after upgrading from 800 and Esteem. Hyundai service manager accepted that Esteem cable clutch is much superior to Santro hydraulic for it's precision operation and accurate feedback. Last edited by nispatel : 10th May 2007 at 08:28.
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