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Re: clutch saga continues-solution in sight!

To: Mike Duvall <duvallcom@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: clutch saga continues-solution in sight!
From: "Paul T. Root" <ptroot@iaces.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:30:39 -0500
I don't really know. But my guess would be that the old rubber hose
probably provided the gunk in the slave cylinder.


Mike Duvall wrote:
> Hi all,   I thought I would update you on the latest on my clutch spin 
> (not slip).  I replaced the rubber hose and the old one looked in good 
> shape so I pulled the guts out of the master cylinder to replace the 
> rubber.  The rubber all looked fresh and flexible.  As I had said, none 
> of it leaked and everything looked new. (I've only had the car a year).
<snip>
> Somewhere in that system, which all looked new, not a speck of rust on 
> any metal, a ton of gunk was hiding that finally came loose under the 
> pressure and made it's way down to the slave cylinder.
> 
> I'm hoping to get it bleed out again and fully expect it to work now!
> 
> Mike

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