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Re: Clutch slave rebuild

To: "bill b." <w_burrell@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Clutch slave rebuild
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 17:06:15 -0500
Cc: midgetsprite group <midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com>, spridget list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Organization: SpriteSpree 2003
References: <20030318160341.53683.qmail@web12102.mail.yahoo.com>
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bill b. wrote:
> Haven't tackled the carbs again yet, but not being
> inclinded to finish what I started before I begin
> another project: In planning to rebuild the clutch
> slave is it advisable to get the cylinder re-sleeved,
> as with the Brake Master Cylinder? I know it was not
> until the second BMC rebuild that I realized that the
> problem was rotten/eroded cylinder walls, and now
> wonder if the clutch slave is prone to the same
> conditions?

Clutch slaves do erode, pit, rust, get bigger, etc.
But a new slave has to be cheaper than a resleeve.
Venders on this list have them in stock.
A new one should be good for another 30 years with a new $5 seal every 
10 years.




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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
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