I don't really know. But my guess would be that the old rubber hose
probably provided the gunk in the slave cylinder.
Mike Duvall wrote:
> Hi all, I thought I would update you on the latest on my clutch spin
> (not slip). I replaced the rubber hose and the old one looked in good
> shape so I pulled the guts out of the master cylinder to replace the
> rubber. The rubber all looked fresh and flexible. As I had said, none
> of it leaked and everything looked new. (I've only had the car a year).
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> Somewhere in that system, which all looked new, not a speck of rust on
> any metal, a ton of gunk was hiding that finally came loose under the
> pressure and made it's way down to the slave cylinder.
>
> I'm hoping to get it bleed out again and fully expect it to work now!
>
> Mike
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