I see that all the time. People mistakenly think they can affect the
release point of the clutch by lengthening the pushrod. (Usually seen on
a car with a broken clutch fork pin)All it does is move the slave piston
further down the bore. I like to replace them anyway because they are
often rusty and have oblong clevis holes.
Was your pin broken? Examine the bore of the slave cylinder for wear,
and if it's suspect replace it with a new unit....don't waste your time
rebuilding. I also like to cross drill the release fork and bolt with a
1/4" capscrew in addition to a new pin. You can do that job with your
power drill..... just be sure that the fork is on the shaft right way
'round!
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "mitch" <tristatelining@isoc.net>
To: "6pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 6:51 PM
Subject: Slave cylinder rod on viagra!
> Had my car a few months. few thousand miles on it since then. the
clutch was
> Ok. Pretty much like others i've driven. Last week 2 days in a row it
was
> stubborn going into reverse so i parked it and ordered a clutch (magic
clutch)
> anyway, i was took it apart and the rod fell out of the slave
cylinder. I
> noticed right away it had threads on the end, hmmmmm. Someone brazed
what
> looks like a bleed nipple to the end (1 inch longer!). How would this
have
> affected the operation of the system? I havent't put the clutch in or
figured
> out which rod to put back in lol. Thanks
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