[Tigers] Clutch slave cylinder - is the bad gunk?

[Gary]

It looks totally typical to me, you must be a 
new Tiger owner, rebuilding hydraulics is
 normal maintenance.
The pushrod should be held to the clutch
arm by a wire spring thing so you shouldn't
need safety wire.  An added return spring on
the arm is what I have always run also.
Enjoy the new car!
Gary



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> On May 9, 2015, at 4:42 PM, Ron Fraser via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> R Flynn
>  
>     A very light coat of grease on the push rod to prevent rust is one thing but it appears you have a mess on your hands and it almost looks like the rubber seal on the slave cylinder has deteriorated.
>  
> At the very least you should remove the slave cylinder and rebuild it.
>  
> I would also check the master cylinder, probably rebuild that and I would check and blow Brake Kleen or similar through the hard line.
>  
> When I last went through my Master and slave cylinders and cleared the hard line; I put in Silicone brake fluid.
>  
> I also recommend putting safety wire on the push rod to the clutch arm just in case something goes wrong with the system.  This way you don't lose the push rod.
>  
> Ron Fraser
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of R Flynn via Tigers
> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2015 6:34 PM
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> Subject: [Tigers] Clutch slave cylinder - is the bad gunk?
> 
> All,
> 
> Found my clutch fluid mysteriously gone and this is what the slave cylinder looked like - it had been through a number of hands getting from UK to USA (and coast to coast USA as well).
> 
> Is the the gunk which forms when mixing fluids?
> 
> Trying to decide exactly how bad my problem is ...
> 
> Cheers in advance,
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