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

To: Gary <garywinblad@comcast.net>, "rfraser@bluefrog.com" <rfraser@bluefrog.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Clutch slave cylinder - is the bad gunk?
From: R Flynn via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 00:58:56 +0000
Cc: "<tigers@Autox.Team.Net>" <tigers@autox.team.net>
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Cheers all - helpful to have the diagnosis confirmed.

On Sat, 9 May 2015 at 20:46 Gary <garywinblad@comcast.net> wrote:

> It looks totally typical to me, you must be a
> new Tiger owner, rebuilding hydraulics is
>  normal maintenance.
> The pushrod should be held to the clutch
> arm by a wire spring thing so you shouldn't
> need safety wire.  An added return spring on
> the arm is what I have always run also.
> Enjoy the new car!
> Gary
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 9, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Ron Fraser via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> R Flynn
>
>     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.
>
> At the very least you should remove the slave cylinder and rebuild it.
>
> I would also check the master cylinder, probably rebuild that and I would
> check and blow Brake Kleen or similar through the hard line.
>
> When I last went through my Master and slave cylinders and cleared the
> hard line; I put in Silicone brake fluid.
>
> 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.
>
> Ron Fraser
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net
> <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 dir=3D"ltr">Cheers all - helpful to have the diagnosis confirmed.<br><=
/div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, 9 May 2015 at 20:46 Gary &lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:garywinblad@comcast.net";>garywinblad@comcast.net</a>&gt; wr=
ote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border=
-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div>It looks tota=
lly typical to me, you must be a=C2=A0</div><div>new Tiger owner, rebuildin=
g hydraulics is</div><div>=C2=A0normal maintenance.</div><div>The pushrod s=
hould be held to the clutch</div><div>arm by a wire spring thing so you sho=
uldn&#39;t</div><div>need safety wire.=C2=A0 An added return spring on</div=
><div>the arm is what I have always run also.</div><div>Enjoy the new car!<=
/div><div>Gary</div><div><br></div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div></=
div><div dir=3D"auto"><div><br>On May 9, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Ron Fraser via T=
igers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">tigers=
@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>






<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span>R=20
Flynn</span></font></div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span></span></font>=
=C2=A0</div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span>=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0 A very light coat of grease on=20
the=C2=A0push rod=C2=A0to 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=20
cylinder=C2=A0has deteriorated.</span></font></div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span></span></font>=
=C2=A0</div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span>At the=20
very least=C2=A0you should=C2=A0remove the slave cylinder and rebuild=20
it.</span></font></div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span></span></font>=
=C2=A0</div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span>I=20
would also check the master cylinder, probably rebuild that and I would che=
ck=20
and blow Brake Kleen or similar through the hard line.</span></font></div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span></span></font>=
=C2=A0</div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span>When I=20
last went through my Master and slave cylinders=C2=A0and cleared the hard=
=20
line;=C2=A0I put in Silicone brake fluid.</span></font></div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span></span></font>=
=C2=A0</div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span>I also=20
recommend putting safety wire on the=C2=A0push rod=C2=A0to the clutch arm j=
ust=20
in case something goes wrong with the system.=C2=A0 This way you don&#39;t =
lose the=20
push rod.</span></font></div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span></span></font>=
=C2=A0</div>
<div><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><span>Ron=20
Fraser</span></font></div>
<blockquote style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT:0px">
  <div></div>
  <div dir=3D"ltr" lang=3D"en-us" align=3D"left"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"T=
ahoma">-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b> Tigers=20
  [<a href=3D"mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">mailt=
o:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>R Flynn via=20
  Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 09, 2015 6:34 PM<br><b>To:</b>=20
  <a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">tigers@autox.t=
eam.net</a><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 ha=
d=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>T=
rying=20
  to decide exactly how bad my problem is ...<br><br>Cheers in=20
advance,<br></blockquote>
</div></blockquote></div><div dir=3D"auto"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><=
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