Sprint clutch slave
Sprint clutch slave
How hard to replace one of them with the car all together? Isn't it a right pain in the arse on a Sprint?
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It is a pain in the arse Yes, you need patience, a selection of suitable small spanners and in my experience a hole cut in the gearbox tunnel. Also buy a flared nut or brake pipe spanner for undoing the union nut on the hydraulic pipe or else it'll break and you'll feel stupid for breaking it.
Of course once you have it all fitted you then have the fun of bleeding the system!
Of course once you have it all fitted you then have the fun of bleeding the system!
Mark
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1961 Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Sportswagon
1980 Dolomite Sprint project using brand new shell
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2018 Infiniti Q30
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Replacing the clutch slave cylinder is not too bad. Get yourself an offset half-inch ring spanner and undo the two bolts that secure the cylinder mounting bracket. Then, simply lift the whole thing into the engine bay. Once you've done it a couple of times its easy ! No need to remove the tunnel or cut access holes.
I would...
Go with what Carl says. I have always done it this way (20years!). I tackle it from inside the engine bay but guess to do this you need arms as long as mine!
Getting it out and being able to connect it up all in one piece over the engine allows for easy good old fashioned bleeding - its the only way you will bleed it well using the traditional method as you can hold it above the reservoir/master.
If you have a couple of quid to spare I would highly recommend a vacuum brake bleeder from draper. Can use it for all sorts of things, the best about it is it's clean - no drips, runs or splashes.
Getting it out and being able to connect it up all in one piece over the engine allows for easy good old fashioned bleeding - its the only way you will bleed it well using the traditional method as you can hold it above the reservoir/master.
If you have a couple of quid to spare I would highly recommend a vacuum brake bleeder from draper. Can use it for all sorts of things, the best about it is it's clean - no drips, runs or splashes.
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David, I tried doing that on SFB, I pumped for ages, sometimes all the way to the floor & sometimes just "tickling" the pedal, there are air bubbles coming into the reservoir but I still don't have a clutch.David Myers wrote:No need to bleed it, just pump the piston in and out a few times and the air will find its way to the reservoir.
David
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