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
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