

| Subject: | sudden clutch slave cyl failure |
| From: | Alistair Bell |
| Date: | Wed, 3 Sep 2003 17:05:25 -0700 |
Yesterday I jumped into the van and depressed the clutch pedal, but to paraphrase Chrissie Hynde "my pedal was gone". No resistance, nothing. Got out and looked at slave, was dripping, fluid in reservoir below clutch line. there was no indication of failure, no hard shifting etc. I replaced the slave about 4 years ago. Looking around on the gravel where I park I could see some stains, I guess it had been leaking for a couple of days. Now, with a stinking head cold and between rushing to finish my "top secret US govt job" (not really secret but is for the US Govt, if you are interested in or in the market for, a water tunnel please contact me!) I have to wrestle with that one bolt that allows only 1/2 degree turn per wrench placement. Maybe 1/2 degree is an exaggeration, but those who have changed slave cyls know of what I speak. Alistair -- '82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94 albell@uvic.ca http://members.shaw.ca/albell
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