[Spridgets] clutch slave cylinder

charles christ crusaderchuck at yahoo.com
Mon May 2 09:21:29 MDT 2011


you fergot ta disconnect da hydraulic pipe.....

chuck.
________________________________
From: David Lieb <72spridget at gmail.com>
To:
Heard Saxon <heard at datatrontech.net>; Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, May 2, 2011 10:20:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] clutch slave
cylinder

> What do I have to do to remove the clutch slave from my stock '60
Bugeye?

One bolt is easy, the other one is blocked by the subframe rail.
Ratcheting gearwrench will make it easier. Removing the bolts from the
RH
motormount bracket should allow you to jack the engine up enough to
remove the
other one. A common mod at this point is to slice the
mounting ear of the
difficult one to make it into a slot so that the
bolt only needs to be
loosened, not removed. Another common mod is to
replace the bolt with a stud
just long enough to locate the cylinder
(but not long enough to put a nut
onto), leaving the clamping duties
to the other bolt. Makes it easier the next
time. Pressure bleeding
will be your friend when you re-assemble.
David L
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