To the best of my information, the clutch master was the same for all years.
I did a swap out last year of the master and it is very straightforward.
If you are careful, you don't even have to drain the system and get at that
awkward to reach slave cylinder.
On the other hand, if the cylinder itself is not leaking, I am of the
ilk..."if it ain't broke...don't fix it....!!"
Then again we all love our LBC and we just HAVE to fiddle, don't we...???!!!
BTW, I rebuilt the master so now I have a spare as well.
Cheers,
*** Philip ***
1975 Spitfire 1500 - FM32468U
(otherwise known as CJ)
**************************
> That makes sense. Someone else suggested that the cap seal was bad and
> that allowed the fluid out.
>
> It looks like the original cylinder.
>
> I have another spit, a 77, which is becoming something of a parts car. I
> have more or less given up on it. Rust has spread, the seats are coming
> apart, etc.
>
> The 71 will become my only car.
>
>
> Now, the next question.
>
> Is it worth the trouble to take the cylinder from the 77 (that cylinder is
> about a year old) and swap it with the one in the 71 (32 years old)?
>
> The older one has a larger reservoir, but otherwise it looks like a swap
> would work. The catalog I checked shows one master cylinder for all years.
>
> While I'm at it, the slave cylinder on the 77 is less than a year
> old. Perhaps, I should swap that out, too.
>
>
>
> thanks.
>
>
>
> At 12:04 PM 5/16/2003 -0400, ptegler@cablespeed wrote:
>> it's called corrosion.
>> Just clean it off with a souring pad. and just a
>> light oil (3-in-1, MMMO etc) But gently. You
>> want to remove as little of the anodizing/coating as possible.
>>
>> Paul Tegler
>> ptegler@cablespeed.com
>> www.teglerizer.com
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jeff Gruber" <jgruber@demainsoft.com>
>> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 11:10 AM
>> Subject: sweating clutch master cylinder
>>
>>
>>> I have a 71 Mark IV and there is some crusty, kinda crystalized stuff on
>>> the outside of the clutch master cylinder. It looks as if the cylinder
>> had
>>> sweat and then it dried.
>>>
>>> Any idea what this is and what it indicates?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeff Gruber
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