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Clutch hose clarification Posted by Gene N [Email] (#1094) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Gene N) on Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:13:00 In Reply to: Clutch hose replacement - which one best?? Long post, aaron, Wed, 20 Oct 2004 09:46:17 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
There is a little bit of confusion about the clutch hose that can cause failure of the slave cylinder. The original problem was that there was a batch of bad hoses that ran from brake reservoir to the clutch master cylinder. The inside of the hose would deteriorate and introduce junk into the line. If the hose is one type (smooth or herringbone-I can't remember?), you were supposed to change the hose to the correct type. This hose is a low pressure hose that feeds the fluid to the master cylinder using gravity.
Now the pressure hose between the clutch master and clutch slave cylinders can and does, fail, and if you were doing the job right you might consider replacing it. But, if it were me, I would put my money into a new slave cylinder, rather than rebuilding the old slave and buying a new line. Although you say you have lots of time and little money, I can't believe you would feel like pulling the transmission again if the rebuild didn't hold up.
The pressure hose fails by springing a leak, usually, but it does not require removing the transmission to replace it. You might also check about the solid steel line you are looking at. I thought all of the hoses had a flexible portion.
The line that Taliaferro sells uses a flexible section that has a braided stainless steel shield, but there is still flexible teflon hose underneath. The stock lines use the reenforced rubber lines similar to brake hose.
I hope this helps.
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