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Subject: Clutch Master Cylinder
Posted by David Prantl (more from David Prantl) on Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:17:11
Spencer,
what you described sounded most definitely like fluid leaking past cylinder
seals, in either the clutch master or slave. The car essentially engaged
first gear by itself, while you had the clutch pedal on the floor, right ?
It sounds unusual that the clutch hydraulics would stop functioning without
any warning. However, if you experienced any inconsistent clutch pedal
height and/or pressure in the past, it is likely that these were the warning
signs.
Haymill just took the generic approach of recommending a somewhat complete
clutch job. This is not an unreasonable way to solve the problem.
If your clutch works smoothly and consistently now, then I would say that
Newbury did a good job, and saved you some money too. You see, a more
frugal approach to fixing a losing-pressure clutch is to change the master
cylinder, and see what happens, before tearing into the whole clutch. This
is exactly what they say they did.
Just for clarification, the master cylinder is above the clutch pedal,
whereas the slave is at the center of the clutch assembly. The master can
be changed without removing any other components, but the slave can only be
changed by removing the entire clutch assembly from the car.
It seems only natural for a tech to want to 'enjoy' your turbo convertible
for a couple of hours, especially if it was a warm and sunny summer day ! I
wouldn't be terribly happy about it, but if they fixed the clutch, without
buggering up anything else, I'd use them again rather than going back to
Haymill. You might point out next time that you don't appreciate their
employees using your vehicle for personal business while it is at the shop
for service. Drop it off and pick it up yourself, ask that they keep the
'test' drives at less than 10 miles, and keep an eye on the odometer. To
verify consistent clutch operation, the car does not really have to be
driven even 1 mile.
Best of luck.
David Prantl
david_prantlno39sdcx6spamx782hotmail.com
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