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Warning GT6 clutch slave cylinder accident


TonyCo

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Just a warning for anybody who would like to remove his slave cylinder. When you unbolt the slave cylinder, remove the push rod before.... it falls inside the bellhousing through the hole of the actuation arm with a nice clang ! :o :o :o That's just what happened to me yesterday. A small sunny fixing became a several days nightmare. Now I will take the chance to overhaul the clutch as I have to pull away the gearbox, screwed for screwed...

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oh bugger :(
Replaced mine last week and bloody glad this didn't happen, didn't even occur to me.  No way of fishing it out with something like this I suppose?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/600mm-FLEXIBLE-CLAW-PICK-LIFTING/dp/B00439FN06/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

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Nop, with the amount of crud and old grease you find in the bottom, it makes the fishing unsuccessful, you just bring back a magnet full of sh... But I had a small chirping noise which cut when I slightly pressed the pedal, so it will be the worse for the better as even if i didn't want to believe it, it was certainly the throwout bearing on its way out...

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