jamiepeers Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Right guys i have been slowly moving along with the spit, and today whilst checking the lights i wanted to put the car into reverse to check these.The clutch pedal gave way , presumably with it being standing a hell of a long time and from then on has remained a bit flaccid.Checking the master cylinder there is virtually no fluid in here, and i was thinking about renewing both master and slave cylinders as i have no way of knowing whats on the car/for how long its been there.As i cleaned out the garage upon getting the Spit, its not been standing in the same place and so i can't really tell if its leaked from the slave or not as there's no tell tale on the floor, its bone dry.Whilst searching Rimmer Bros i came across repair kits which i thought looked quite handy, and at about £12 for the pair of them thought they may be worth a shot.Has anyone used such kits with good effect or are there usually other cylinder related problems and i'm best renewing both completely?
roddymacp Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Used a pair of Rimmers kits recently with no problem. Just need to make sure that the bores are OK in the cylinders. While I was at it, I also changed the pipe between the two cylinders. Seemed silly not to. Also cut a hole in the gearbox tunnel so that I can access slave without removing anything more than the cover plate.
Fizzy Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 check behind the carpet behind the pedals. fluid will leak down there an bubble the paint up.
jamiepeers Posted March 28, 2012 Author Posted March 28, 2012 Cheers guys. Got a kit for each and will attempt this in my lunch hour at work if i get the bloody time at the weekend.Thanks again
2009poolesparky Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 ive just ordred a seal kit for the slave cylinder. Ive used these kits many times on my classic minis as mentioned as long as the bore is ok they should work fine, and save you a good amount of money too!
andytr6 Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 I've used seal kits before with some success, but the cost of a replacement cylinder is now so low I'm not sure its worth it.
Jason1969 Posted March 31, 2012 Posted March 31, 2012 Just did my clutch cylinder, great, but the slave cylinder has had it so ordered a new one. By the way the packs are £3.50 at Canleys.
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