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Re: [Tigers] Clutch slave cylinder - is the bad gunk?

To: "'R Flynn'" <flynnr2@gmail.com>, <tigers@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Clutch slave cylinder - is the bad gunk?
From: Ron Fraser via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2015 19:42:33 -0400
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R Flynn
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    A very light coat of grease on the push rod to prevent rust is one =
thing
but it appears you have a mess on your hands and it almost looks like =
the
rubber seal on the slave cylinder has deteriorated.
=20
At the very least you should remove the slave cylinder and rebuild it.
=20
I would also check the master cylinder, probably rebuild that and I =
would
check and blow Brake Kleen or similar through the hard line.
=20
When I last went through my Master and slave cylinders and cleared the =
hard
line; I put in Silicone brake fluid.
=20
I also recommend putting safety wire on the push rod to the clutch arm =
just
in case something goes wrong with the system.  This way you don't lose =
the
push rod.
=20
Ron Fraser

-----Original Message-----
From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of R Flynn =
via
Tigers
Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2015 6:34 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Clutch slave cylinder - is the bad gunk?


All,

Found my clutch fluid mysteriously gone and this is what the slave =
cylinder
looked like - it had been through a number of hands getting from UK to =
USA
(and coast to coast USA as well).

Is the the gunk which forms when mixing fluids?

Trying to decide exactly how bad my problem is ...

Cheers in advance,



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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN =
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Flynn</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN=20
class=3D213531623-09052015>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A very light coat of =
grease on=20
the&nbsp;push rod&nbsp;to prevent rust is one thing but it appears you =
have a=20
mess on your hands and it almost looks like the rubber seal on the slave =

cylinder&nbsp;has deteriorated.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN=20
class=3D213531623-09052015></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN =
class=3D213531623-09052015>At the=20
very least&nbsp;you should&nbsp;remove the slave cylinder and rebuild=20
it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN=20
class=3D213531623-09052015></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN =
class=3D213531623-09052015>I=20
would also check the master cylinder, probably rebuild that and I would =
check=20
and blow Brake Kleen or similar through the hard =
line.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN=20
class=3D213531623-09052015></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN =
class=3D213531623-09052015>When I=20
last went through my Master and slave cylinders&nbsp;and cleared the =
hard=20
line;&nbsp;I put in Silicone brake fluid.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN=20
class=3D213531623-09052015></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN =
class=3D213531623-09052015>I also=20
recommend putting safety wire on the&nbsp;push rod&nbsp;to the clutch =
arm just=20
in case something goes wrong with the system.&nbsp; This way you don't =
lose the=20
push rod.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN=20
class=3D213531623-09052015></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 face=3DArial><SPAN =
class=3D213531623-09052015>Ron=20
Fraser</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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  face=3DTahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Tigers=20
  [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] <B>On Behalf Of </B>R Flynn via =

  Tigers<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 09, 2015 6:34 PM<BR><B>To:</B>=20
  tigers@autox.team.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Tigers] Clutch slave =
cylinder - is=20
  the bad gunk?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>All,<BR><BR>Found my clutch fluid=20
  mysteriously gone and this is what the slave cylinder looked like - it =
had=20
  been through a number of hands getting from UK to USA (and coast to =
coast USA=20
  as well).<BR><BR>Is the the gunk which forms when mixing =
fluids?<BR><BR>Trying=20
  to decide exactly how bad my problem is ...<BR><BR>Cheers in=20
advance,<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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