[6pack] Clutch Hydraulics

[Aldwyn]

Like Irv, I had this happen, too.   Clutch master was empty of fluid, but 
there was no puddle on the carpet below the slave, no puddle in the 
footwell, no sign of leakage from the master, etc...

Quite a bit of the fluid ended up being in the rubber cover of the 
slave...  when I removed the slave, the fluid was happy to drip all over my 
arm.  :)

You could also have a crack in the plastic hose which runs between the 
slave and the metal line that is connected to the master...  even though I 
discovered it was my slave that was bad (replaced it with a long throw 
slave, BTW... totally changed the feel of the clutch), I replaced the 
plastic hose as well, just in case.... since it's easy to replace, and 
doesn't cost much for a new one (unless you go braided!), I figured it was 
a no brainer.

And it wouldn't surprise me if you saw fluid on the passenger side.  Fluid 
may have run from around the seal to the mount, over to the bell housing, 
and then onto the ground from there.

Good luck!


At 07:58 AM 12/11/2008, TR6UO at aol.com wrote:
>Listers,
>
>Well, there's no way to ask this question without admitting that I had not
>started my TR6 in quite some time.
>Yesterday, in preparation for some pre-winter embalming, I reset the  cutoff
>switch, got in to start the car and noticed the clutch pedal was very  soft.
>My first thought was I had lost clutch fluid, as I used to have the 
>same  issue
>on my 4A, which I never resolved before selling. My suspicions were
>confirmed when I opened the reservoir and found only a small deposit of 
>black  gunk
>defiantly starring back at me. I cleaned it out, refilled it and in a  couple
>pumps of the pedal I felt the familiar resistance of the 
>hydraulics  returned to
>life.
>
>My question is where do I start looking for the leak? I did see some
>evidence of leakage on the garage floor on the passenger side. I 
>wouldn't  normally
>associate that with the clutch hydraulics.
>
>Thanks for any input!
>
>Steve
>'72 TR6