Hey Scott,
From one 74.5GT to another. A suggestion that was brought to my
attention is to rebuild the Master in place. Drain the line at the
slave,put plenty of rags under the master, remove the clevis pin, remove the
retaining clip and pull the push rod out of the way. If your lucky the
piston may just shoot out. But since it isn't a perfect world you may have
to push it in a couple of times (patience) so the internal spring can help
push it out.
Check the bore with flash light, if no scratches, clean it out, then put
your kit in and reassemble. You will need another helping hand to hold the
piston in while you put the retaining clip back in
or you can hook everything back up to the pedal and have them push on the
clutch peddle while you PATIENTLY hook up the retaining clip. HINT; make
sure the clip is on the push rod before you assemble everything. If you feel
you need to hone the cylinder a little bit do that before you put the guts
back in of course.
If you haven't done the slave this is the time to do it. The outside
may look good but the inside could be a gummed up horror story. The system
is drained why not at least take a peak at it. Its only two bolts and your
there or pull the clevis pin and take the push rod and rubber cover off and
look.
Good Luck, Mark
This author will not be held responsible for the next soiled pair of
sneakers.
Good Luck, Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Allen <scottinarl@hotmail.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 12:58 PM
Subject: Changing Clutch M/C
> Hi,
>
> After leaking clutch hydraulic fluid ruined a pair of good shoes, I
finally
> decided it's time to replace the system in my 74 1/2 BGT. The slave
> cylinder and line look pretty straight-forward, (albeit the caveats about
> bleeding the system that have been floating around this list since I
joined)
> but the M/C looks like it's going to be a b***h to replace.
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