[Mgs] Clutch Slave Cyl Hose Connection

[Richard Gosling]

What was on the car was right.  I found the same thing when I did the job -
the new cylinder had the bleeder in the wrong hole.  Just move the bleeder
to the other hole!

Richard & Sammy ('73 Black Tulip BGT)

2009/1/14 Matthew Milkevitch <mmilkevitch at yahoo.com>

> Fellow Listers;
>
> While recently installing a new clutch slave cylinder on my '74 MGB-GT I
> noticed something.  The new clutch slave (purchased from Moss...its a
> Lockheed unit) had the hose and bleeder positions reversed.  On the old
> (leaky) unit, the hose attached to the connection that faces the front of
> the car, and the bleeder faced the right side of the car (passenger's).
>
> On the new unit, it's reversed.
>
> So I'm confused...could anyone confirm where the hose is supposed to be
> attached (front fitting or right side fitting)?
>
> Thanks for all the assistance...hope everyone is keeping warm (its below
> zero here with wind chills).
>
> Matt Milkevitch
> '74 B-GT
> Willow Grove, PA
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