[Healeys] Clutch woes

[Tom Felts]

update--slave was pretty dirty inside but the rubber looked great--no obvious erosion at all.  Pulled the flex rubber line and did't see any defects---but will replace it anyway.  Will pull the master and rebuild it just in case.  It is a B***H to get to.Oh---the bleed screw on the slave is at the top where you can't get to it unless you remove the tunnel hump.  Assuming you can bend the rubber hose enough, is there any problem moving the bleed screw to the bottom?Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Felts <tomfelts at windstream.net>
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Sent: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 11:18:27 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Healeys] Clutch woes

 body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}Went out to do my mid-winter start up and general check of the BJ8 today.  Pushed in the clutch---absolutely no resistance and went right to the floor.  Checked fluid--empty.  No obvious leaks from the master----some leaks on the floor---haven;t climbed under her yet, but will---suspect the slave.
Oh well--at least it didn't happen on the road.  BTW, I'm using, and have been using silicone fluid for a long time------wonder if the rubber in the slave finally gave up.
I understand there is a code # for compatible silicone fluid in clutch/brake applications---??
tom
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