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It looks totally typical to me, you must be a=20
new Tiger owner, rebuilding hydraulics is
normal maintenance.
The pushrod should be held to the clutch
arm by a wire spring thing so you shouldn't
need safety wire. An added return spring on
the arm is what I have always run also.
Enjoy the new car!
Gary
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 9, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Ron Fraser via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net> w=
rote:
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> R Flynn
> =20
> A very light coat of grease on the push rod to prevent rust is one thi=
ng but it appears you have a mess on your hands and it almost looks like the=
rubber seal on the slave cylinder has deteriorated.
> =20
> At the very least you should remove the slave cylinder and rebuild it.
> =20
> I would also check the master cylinder, probably rebuild that and I would c=
heck and blow Brake Kleen or similar through the hard line.
> =20
> When I last went through my Master and slave cylinders and cleared the har=
d line; I put in Silicone brake fluid.
> =20
> I also recommend putting safety wire on the push rod to the clutch arm jus=
t in case something goes wrong with the system. This way you don't lose the=
push rod.
> =20
> Ron Fraser
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of R Flynn v=
ia Tigers
> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2015 6:34 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] Clutch slave cylinder - is the bad gunk?
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> All,
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> Found my clutch fluid mysteriously gone and this is what the slave cylinde=
r looked like - it had been through a number of hands getting from UK to USA=
(and coast to coast USA as well).
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> Is the the gunk which forms when mixing fluids?
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> Trying to decide exactly how bad my problem is ...
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> Cheers in advance,
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charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>It looks totally typical to me, you
must be a </div><div>new Tiger owner, rebuilding hydraulics
is</div><div> normal maintenance.</div><div>The pushrod should be held to
the clutch</div><div>arm by a wire spring thing so you shouldn't</div><div>need
safety wire. An added return spring on</div><div>the arm is what I have
always run also.</div><div>Enjoy the new
car!</div><div>Gary</div><div><br></div><div><br><br>Sent from my
iPhone</div><div><br>On May 9, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Ron Fraser via Tigers <<a
href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net";>tigers@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span
class="213531623-09052015">R
Flynn</span></font></div>
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class="213531623-09052015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span
class="213531623-09052015"> A very light coat of grease on
the push rod to prevent rust is one thing but it appears you have a
mess on your hands and it almost looks like the rubber seal on the slave
cylinder has deteriorated.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span
class="213531623-09052015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span
class="213531623-09052015">At the
very least you should remove the slave cylinder and rebuild
it.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span
class="213531623-09052015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span
class="213531623-09052015">I
would also check the master cylinder, probably rebuild that and I would check
and blow Brake Kleen or similar through the hard line.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span
class="213531623-09052015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span
class="213531623-09052015">When I
last went through my Master and slave cylinders and cleared the hard
line; I put in Silicone brake fluid.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span
class="213531623-09052015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span
class="213531623-09052015">I also
recommend putting safety wire on the push rod to the clutch arm just
in case something goes wrong with the system. This way you don't lose the
push rod.</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span
class="213531623-09052015"></span></font> </div>
<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span
class="213531623-09052015">Ron
Fraser</span></font></div>
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size="2" face="Tahoma">-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b> Tigers
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>R Flynn via
Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, May 09, 2015 6:34 PM<br><b>To:</b>
<a
href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net";>tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b>
[Tigers] Clutch slave cylinder - is
the bad gunk?<br><br></font></div>All,<br><br>Found my clutch fluid
mysteriously gone and this is what the slave cylinder looked like - it had
been through a number of hands getting from UK to USA (and coast to coast USA
as well).<br><br>Is the the gunk which forms when mixing
fluids?<br><br>Trying
to decide exactly how bad my problem is ...<br><br>Cheers in
advance,<br></blockquote>
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