This is interesting. I ordered a 3 part kit. i.e. I ordered a kit for a '72
MGM and got the part off and found that only two parts was all was needed.
Also, the three part kit looked like it was 1" and the 2 part was 3/4".
The trans is 72 MGM but I think the slave was '62 AHS.
Q
At 08:33 PM 4/7/97 +0000, Paul Hunt wrote:
>Jay Quinn wrote:
>>
>> Hello Everyone:
>>
>> I've got clutch problems now. :(
>>
>> I ordered a slave rebuild kit because I could see it leaking and the
>> outside rubber grommet had popped off as well.
>>
>> After taking off and rebuilding and replacing, I discovered that the
>> retaining ring was gone on the slave cylinder unit. That was because the
>> slave piston broken it out and thats what allowed the piston to go far
>> enough out the slave cylinder (Breaking the retaining ring) and popping off
>> the outside rubber grommet.
>>
>> Anyway, after replacing and trying to bleed out the air of the clutch it
>> was noticed that the lever that the slave pushes against wan't returning
>> back to the rest position, or what I think is an engaged position. IOW,
>> still like it was pushed in.
>>
>> This has lead me to believe that the spring that works with the throw out
>> bearing and the pressure plate is broken with inside the clutch area. And
>> thats why the lever doesn't seem to return and thats why the piston in the
>> slave travels to far to brea kthe retaining ring and so on. Thats my story
>> and I'm sticking by it
>>
>> Anyone out there have any advise on what to do, look at and what to try to
>> repair this problem?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Q
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>This happened to me when the release bearing wore away on one side.
>Had to drive 70 miles cross-country through roundabouts, junctions
>and traffic lights to get home. Did the whole journey in top and
>O/D top. Clutch had stopped disengaging and a couple of pumps on the
>pedal was enough to force the piston out of the cylinder. New
>three-part kit fixed it.
>
>PaulH.
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