I can certainly agree with this because that is exactly what happened to
me. Pedal was fine with normal resistance, all seemed normal except for a
slight squeal which I had ignored, and then that rememberable day when I
exited the Interstate, pressed the clutch pedal, and suddenly I had lost
the clutch resistance - the slave piston had popped out. I had to remove
the transmission and the clutch - the release bearing had worn to the metal
and the metal part on the pressure plate that it pushes on was also
completely worn. At least now I know what to look for when inspecting a
pressure plate.
My guess would be air in the line. I have also seen the worn clevis pin/
master push-rod on two different MGs on the clutch master cylinder (never
seen it on the brake master though). So that would be worth a look.
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
At 01:05 PM 10/29/2003 +0000, Telewest \(PH\) wrote:
>The clutch is fully self-adjusting for wear in the release bearing or
>friction plate. Extreme wear can cause the slave piston to be pushed right
>out of the cylinder before you notice it at the pedal. A low pedal is
>usually caused by wear in the master push-rod, clevis pin and pedal lever
>itself or air in the hydraulics.
>
>PaulH.
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