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Subject:Re: Clutch and Slave stuff
From:Bill H.
Date:Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:59:59 -0700

It never occurred to me but the clutch works just fine and engages at the
same point. The brakes went mushy yesterday but very quickly went to nothing.
The pedal hits the floor and no braking pressure. So it's the Master Brake
Cylinder (again) or that Brake Servo thing. Thanks

Bill H.
88 Silver GL (4 speed)
Pittsburgh

--- jbrush@aros.net wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
> Since the clutch and the brakes are basically in the same "circuit" of
> fluids,
> if one of those cylinders is failing, your brakes will probably get mushy,
> maybe
> so slow over time you don't notice. If you do not see signs of fluid
> beneath the
> master cyl, and there is no issue of fluid from the slave cyl, you will
> have
> trouble figuring out the loss of fluid :-)
>
> Brakes work okay, as in normal? Does the clutch work okay, and is it
> grabbing in
> the same place it always has? >

> John
>

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