Are you sure you aren't getting confused with the different rear brake
slaves between roadster and GT? I hadn't heard of clutch slave differences
and my Moss shows only one slave for all applications.
And what's abnormal about a GT, HMMM!
PaulH.
;-)
----- Original Message -----
From: <Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com>
To: <jporco@juno.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 7:36 AM
Subject: RE:
> Is the slave cylinder really a BGT one?
> Beware a GT and a normal B clutch slave cylinder are different!
>
> I have reconditioned all hydraulics including clutch and had no problem
> whatsoever like this. Even bleeding went quite easy with the help of my
son.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hans
>
> '71 BGT
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Porco [mailto:jporco@juno.com]
> Sent: maandag 10 april 2000 5:08
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject:
>
>
> Hello all:
>
> I seem to be having a problem with my clutch hydraulics. I have rebuilt
the
> master cylinder (Moss kit), purchased new lines, and a new clutch slave
> cylinder (again Moss). I bleed everything fine, and I never get good
solid
> pressure. After about ten pumps on the clutch (after it has been bleed
> about 15 times) I loose all pressure at the clutch slave cylinder. What
> happens is that the metal piston in the slave cylinder seems to go beyond
> the housing and the rubber gasket/cup pushing the metal piston out gets
> cock-eyed in the housing. In fact, the last three times (I have done this
> about 5 times already), part of the rubber gasket is protruding out of the
> metal housing with the metal piston cock-eyed in the housing. All the
fluid
> drips out via the rubber gasket. This is all at the clutch slave; the
> master slave cylinder is fine.
>
> I have already rebuilt the hydraulics at least five times and it is always
> blowing out at the clutch slave. I did buy a new push rod that attaches
to
> the transmission, since the piston keeps pushing beyond the housing I
wonder
> if the problem is the pin (but I assume this is stock since I purchased it
> via Moss)? Or, if I have major transmission problems? I do have about 2
> inches of freeplay at the transmission. That is, I can move the connector
> rod at the transmission all the way back and forth without feeling any
> movement in gears (this is the part that push rod connects to the
> transmission, not freeplay at the clutch pedal). I do not know if this is
> normal (transmission freeplay) or not since the gears are in neutral (I
get
> the same freeplay if it is in gear or in neutral).
>
> I think I have covered all the bases, ANY help would be appreciated. BTW:
> this is on a 1971 MGB-GT, all original parts (trany and engine).
>
> Many Many Thanks,
>
> Jim Porco
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