MT Accumulator Delete Mod (ADM) and BS Thread

Fwiw, counting mine, I have a bin w 3 accumulators in it. When we get to 20 I hunt down a miller.

also, we found out today we have a very tall black walnut tree. Which could be worth some dough if we got it milled. We will see if the city lets us.

 

Good News!

If only there was a GIF for that!?

 

Black Walnut shift knob?

 

That could be very sexy.

Still nothing from the sliders guy.

 

I've got a bunch of black Walnut old barn floor still...I've turned alot of bowls, gave alot away.

I should turn a knob with it...but it won't replace my Ti


Shame

 

I got one I'll sell you, but I don't want it back. I just did the $1 coupler mod, was going to face my accumulator down in the mill just to see what the internals looked like, but if it can go to a better use excellent, especially since I've had five years to do it if I really wanted to.

 

I have a s ton to keep me busy for now but I’ll be happy to carry the trident torch for TNG of milled accumulators.

This is my hell for now.

 

What is the $1.00 coupler mod???

 

The same coupler (more than $1) shown in the 1st Post. It only works on some 2nd Gens that have a bunch of clutch line slack for a certain accumulator setup.

See the vid here:

 

ready to rumble. i am very excited for this mod. took me a few to remember a friend owns a machining shop. a few texts later and a 15-minute car ride, here we are.

 

For those who have had the stock accumulator machined, how 'deep' do you need to mill to 'connect the dots'?

Brett

 

As noted earlier in the thread, the depth equaling the port diameter is more than sufficient for the dremel mod or milling.

 

FWIW I crafted up my own solution to the accumulator, the ADD, Accumulator Delete Disk. Not pleased with putting in a hard line (warranty), nor did I like the idea of hacking my accumulator, so I replaced the back with a machined disk that does effectively the same thing.

I have had mine on my truck now for a few weeks and it works great.

I did make a few more that I put up for sale elsewhere but I don't think I can sell directly on here, not sure how that works

 

this is cool, you can sell here just hang out in the forum on a Friday and get to 50 posts you can then post these in the buy sell trade

 

50 Posts? Ok cool, that works!

 

Hardline won't affect anything warranty related. In fact, when I had my clutch tsb done, the tech didn't even notice that my accumulator wasn't there.

And now that I am a tech..... Lol

Just don't spam. Moderators are serious about keeping the forums friendly. But you'll get there in no time.

Here's a question/request: tell us more about these disks of yours....

 

Wow this seems way easier to do in bulk for people. Dunno why none of us have been smart enough to think of making a new disc instead lol

 

Happy to answer what I can about the disks.

They are hand machined on my vintage Craftsman (Atlas) lathe that I think was made around 1947. They are machined from brass, couldn't really tell you the material composition as I picked up some round stock from a recycler a while ago and it happened to be the right size. I was going to use aluminum but I had this and wasn't using it for much of anything.

The disk itself just takes up the space of the plate and spacer. I figured the extra space would defeat the "accumulator" part and in reality the point in the middle was because I can use a round cutting tool and its just as easy to leave as it is to machine off. The point might have some effect but I don't think so, IMO just freeing up the space around the return port offers all the benefits.

 

What is the original plate made out of? Does it expand as you push the clutch in? And is that why the brass piece works?

 

Wow. Nice solution!

I think you have a winning idea. I will link this up in the 1st Post.

Umm.

I have my excuse.