Joe Curry wrote :
>
> If the slave cylinder is smaller than the
> master cylinder, it stands
> to reason that that amount of energy will be concentrated on a
> smaller area and therefore will be expressed by a smaller piston
> as a greater force
> applied to the brakes or clutch.
Joe :
Try looking at it this way : the relative distance moved by the master
piston and the slave piston is the ratio of the piston areas, right ? Big
master piston + small slave piston = slave moves more than master. In order
for the 'energy' to stay constant over a longer distance moved, you have to
have less force. So, the smaller the slave piston, the farther it moves and
the less force it exerts (if everything else remains the same).
Randall
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