Clutch issues

[benjib]

Hi All,
I've started a job I've been meaning to do for ages, but it's got a bit more complicated than I'd anticipated.  I've noticed that the copper hose is weeping at the joint with the master cylinder, I'd been putting it off a the flats on the copper threaded bolt (I'm not sure of it's correct name I'm sorry) are looking pretty gnarled.  I bought myself a spanner that looks like a ring spanner but has a gap in it and the bolt slackened off nicely at the master cylinder end.  However the copper bolt at the slave cylinder end will not budge and there's no space to get to it properly anyway.

I'm thinking of taking the slave cylinder off and removing he copper hose off the car and with more space.  Does this sound possible?  If I go down this route im assuming it's transmission tunnel off to get to the bolts on the slave cylinder?

I'd appreciate any thoughts on this one.

Many thanks
Ben

[Nick Jones]

If it's a Vitesse you might just do it with the tunnel on, though it might actually be easier with it off even counting the aggro of removing the tunnel!  Herald is definitely a tunnel-off job.

Nick

[benjib]

I think I'll have a go at it with the tunnel off tomorrow.  Thank you for the response.

[benjib]

So tunnel came out easily and slave cylinder is off, much easier than I was expecting

So the master cylinder looks pretty ropey and seems to be filled with crusty White powder.  Repair or replace?

[Freebird]

Replace for sure. :)

[Goody]

I would replace everything.   That crusty white power,  (cyl inerds flaking away) will have worked it way into the line and the slave.  Most often the power is a result of moisture in the system.   Not that I am for or against but this is one reason some have the cyls re cored with brass and use silcone fluid.

[benjib]

Sorry typed master cylinder when I meant slave cylinder as it was the slave cylinder that was full of the White powder.  Still replace the master cylinder?

[dinger]

Very good idea ..