Non-Verto clutch woes
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| Blown slave cylinder |
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| Top - old slave Bottom - new slave |
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| New slave ready for assembly using liberal amount of DOT 4 fluid for wheel cylinder/cap lubrication |
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| Copper washer (from the flexible hose) did not come with the new slave (or hose) so I cleaned the old washer |
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| New slave cylinder + new flexible hose ready for installation |
Since the fluid spurted out by the slave was jet black I went ahead and dismantled the master cylinder.
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| So much crud came out of the master cylinder fortunately the inner wall was intact. |
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| Master cylinder repair kit |
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| Master cylinder components cleaned and new wheel caps installed lubricated by fresh DOT 4 fluid |
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| Master cylinder ready for installation |
Fresh DOT 4 fluid was transfused into the hydraulic system and bled until no air was coming coming out of the slave bleeding valve. But there were a few snags, the clutch throw out stop could not be adjusted as per Haynes and I had to insert a 1/4" bolt at the end of the clutch arm push rod to get clutch action. Although clutch pedal feel and action significantly improved, after driving around my neighborhood I still experienced intermittent clutch slide on steep hill climbs...more problems lurking ahead :(
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