That was probably the problem, I think some DOT 3 got in there... My
apprentice mechanic brother-in-law borrowed the car a few times this summer
and did some cleaning and topping-up. No huge deal, if the slave cyl.
doesn't make it I'll rebuild it too.
Luke
> If you are using regular dot 3 or 4 fluid that could be your problem.
> Regular american brake fluid has a tendancy to disolve the rubber seals in
> brittish cars. Try flushing out your hydraulics with castrol fluid after
> your rebuild. castrol fluid will not disolve your seals. I work in a small
> shop and whenever we see black gritty fluid in someones hydraulics we ask
> them what kind of fluid they use. Invariably they answer regular dot3
fluid,
> not castrol.
>
> Tod Jones
> Harrisonburg VA.
> 67 Spitfire Mk II
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Luke Lewis" <lukage@rogers.com>
> To: "Spit List" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:55 AM
> Subject: Clutch master spring
>
>
> > Greetings all,
> >
> > After a GREAT summer as my daily driver (With a total of just 5 or 6
> days
> > with the top up), old Fireball has finally let me down. The spring
inside
> the
> > clutch master cylinder grenaded on me this past week, leaving the clutch
> > ALMOST completely inoperative.
> > The symptoms and evidence led me to believe that maybe a contaminant
> had
> > managed to get into the clutch hydraulics (The fluif was dark and had an
> odd
> > grit in it, plus the top seal has shrunk and warped a bit) and made the
> main
> > seal swell and jam up in the bore (The piston wasn't coming all the way
> out,
> > leaving about 1/2" of actual clutch action waaaay down at the end of the
> > travel) but when I took 'er apart I found four pieces of spring in
there,
> > where there used to be one nice springy spring.
> >
> > So, does anyone know of a source for this oddball piece? I would really
> > rather avoid getting a whole new master cylinder (Or taking the one off
> the
> > other car) for want of one little spring!
> >
> > Luke
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