Sprint clutch slave

[2F45T4U]

How hard to replace one of them with the car all together? Isn't it a right pain in the arse on a Sprint?

[SprintMWU773V]

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!

[2F45T4U]

Bugger it, we'll just push it everywhere

[David6214]

Take the tunnel out it won't take you long.

[SprintMWU773V]

I still say cut a hole, it comes in very handy when either:

a) you need to check/fill the gearbox oil

b) your overdrive wires disintergrate like mine did.

[xvivalve]

Ted has a couple of templates, one to make the hole, one to make a cover that will velco into place afterwards.

Were reproduced in Dolly Mix immsmr

[MalcGE]

Alun, YMSYC Template for cutting gearbox access hole was in a recent issue of DM, it was Ted's template that was used. This was before our Adam saw the light and joined up. A reminder to all those who frequent here, not all knowledge is shared on the Forum and the club mag makes an interseting read

[MarkVeryard]

replaced mine last year - don't remember it being too hard - though I do also have the extra hole cut in the gearbox tunnel. No velcro for me - some models have a big rubber bung on the driver's side of the tunnel - so I just got Winns to send me one which I then fitted to the passenger side.

[David6214]

Take the tunnel out, make the clutch mod in my other post and you will never need to worry about it ever again!

[Carl]

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.

[xvivalve]

And to bleed I just use a 7/16" socket on an extension, no tube, no bottle just let it drip off your elbow!

[Paul Geering]

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.

[george]

or two 24" snap-on 3/8 drv ext's always went in from bonnet and pulled whole thing off

[Sprint36]

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

[Mad Mart]

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

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.