Thats your wake up call to replace it. Likely it will fail slowly, but your
on borrowed time. Once seeping, you will gradually lose your fluid and pedal
travel will be diminished.
Daryl of AA Transaxle
(425) 788-4070
aatransaxle.com
86 Syncro Westy
Zetec in the trunk
----- Original Message -----
From: "most david" <dmost@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 11:19 AM
Subject: clutch slave cylinder question

Hi. I see a small fluid spot on the ground directly underneath the clutch
slave cylinder ('87 westy). I'm wondering if such cylinders are likely to
fail entirely in an instant or if it's more likely that the leak will get
incrementally worse. I ask because I have some errands to run, and I'd
rather skip the errands than have to get a tow. Any sense of what's likely
to happen would be helpful (knowing full well that it can be hard to predict
my individual outcome).

Thanks,
David