In 1970 I had a 59 TR3A, I disassembled the front A arms and didn't take
into consideration the springs...
Damn near killed myself then too.
I won't do either again.
Thanks for the advice.
-----Original Message-----
From: John T. Blair <jblair@exis.net>
To: Spitfires@autox.team.net <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: Clutch and Slave Cylinders
>At 06:51 PM 1/15/99 -0500, Craig wrote:
>
>>Just finished a major job on my clutch and slave cyl.
>>
>>The clutch cylinder and slave looked as if they were hopeless, I went on
the
>>net and found the site (can't remember the name) and it had tips on
getting
>>the guts out of these things. It suggested the air compressor deal. I
tried
>>it on the cylinder with the reservoir with no success, the slave though
was
>>SOMETHING TO SEE !
>>
>>I applied a rubber hose using a bleeder fitting, added the air at 120 psi,
>>nothing, so I applied some heat with a propane tourch.
>
>
>NEVER, NEVER, NEVER apply that much air pressure. You're very lucky that
>it didn't take you head off!!!! I find that if you soak it in a
penatrating
>fluid for a while (a couple of days, weeks...) helps. Then I'll use a
wooden
>stick (dowell) and try to drive the piston in a little. Then use a little
>air press. to move it out. Work it back and forth like that. I've got
>several master cyls & slave cyls here that I'm trying to get apart to
>save.
>
>John
>
>
>
>John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
>Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
>
> 48 TR1800 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V
>71 Saab Sonett III 75 Bricklin SV1 77 Spitfire
>
>www.team.net/www/morgan bricklin.shel.olsy-na.com/bi
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