Re: [DML] Clutch cylinders

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

I was told replace the clutch master cylinder at the same time as the 
clutch slave cylinder since they both have the same amount of usage and 
if one is shot the other will soon follow, this is for all cars not 
just the Delorean.


Mark V



On Monday, October 4, 2004, at 02:55  PM, Joshua Weader wrote:

>
>
>
> I'm having problems with my (new) clutch slave.  I replaced the slave 
> cylinder
> and the rigid part of the clutch line.  The bleeder screw had broken 
> off, but
> the clutch system was functional at the time, so I did not replace the 
> master
> cylinder.  I bled the system with fresh fluid, took the car for a test 
> drive,
> and everything seemed ok.  Two days later, all the fluid had drained 
> out of
> the system.  I was not able to determine whether it had leaked out of 
> an end
> of the clutch line, or out of one of the cylinders.
>
> 1.  Was I ok to just change out the slave, or did I ruin the new slave 
> by
> doing just one, and I now have to replace both of them?
>
> 2.  Someone mentioned a while ago that bleeding an existing system can 
> damage
> the internal seals in the slave cylinder by forcing internal corrosion 
> through
> the seals.  Is this true, and if it is, how can anyone ever bleed 
> their system?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --Josh
> #5553





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