4KQ clutch slave cylinder replacement tips...

[mike]

i seem to remember i used a 4" nail with the point cut
off as a drift to move the pin

mike

--- ed armstrong <edshred2000 at yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi,
> As Dennis mentions, the critical part is to drive
> out
> the thin "expansion pin", what I would call a roll
> pin
> that secures the clutch slave cylinder to the top of
> the transmission housing. The right sized drift is
> critical. I believe it is 3/16" . If you are 1/16"
> to
> big or small, it will not work...trust me, I bought
> and tried several different sized drifts.
> 
> I was able to bang out the roll pin towards the the
> passenger side of the car. There is just enough room
> to swing a hammer in there, although is would have
> been much easier if I had removed the driver side
> tie
> rod. I did not and got the pin removed. Others have
> reported working through the passenger side wheel
> well
> and banging towards the driver side.
> 
> Once the pin is out, the cylinder may or may not
> come
> out easily. You will need to find a long solid drift
> or solid piece of wood and drive the clutch cylinder
> towards the rear of the car. Mine was "stuck" and I
> had to actually apply heat to the top of the trans
> housing with a blow torch. Took a long time to heat
> up
> top of the trans housing to loosen things up. A few
> cycles of heat and banging and it was out.
> 
> This work done on a 85 Coupe with LHD. Work on a
> 4000Q
> will be similar.
> 
> 
>  -ed
> 
> 
> 
> --- DGraber460 at aol.com wrote:
> > The first step is to check with your therapist to
> > see if you have the mental 
> > stability required for this project. It is
> probably
> > one of the most 
> > frustrating jobs on the car.
> > 
> > There are several methods for doing this. Some
> > report working from 
> > underneath, but I can't see how. I did it from
> both
> > the passenger side wheel 
> > well, and driver side top.
> > The cylinder is held in by a small expansion pin
> > that needs to driven out 
> > (either side) with an appropriately sized drift. 
> > The proper size is 
> > critical, and no I don't have the size in front of
> > me but can check if 
> > needed. If the PO didn't delete it, there is also
> a
> > spring clip/wire that 
> > needs to be pulled out first. Both mine came out
> so
> > easily, I couldn't see 
> > how it secured the pin with any certainty.
> > Other than those facts, it is merely a matter of
> > doing the best you can with 
> > your particular size of arms and hands to gain
> > access to the exceedingly 
> > poorly placed slave. What works for some, doesn't
> > seem to work for all.
> > I have done this twice, and got pretty scratched
> up
> > both times.
> > Good luck!
> > 
> > Dennis
> > 
> 
> 
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