CGT Clutch Slave Cylinder R&R Success

[james accordino]

Nice writeup.  I had the newer bolt type, but what
caught my eye was something few people mention.  WHY
it got glued in there in the first place.  Not keeping
the car?  Don't even bother reading on further.  BUT,
if you are keeping it, or "think" you might, "clean
the entire area, particularly the housing for the
slave cylinder".  VERY important (IMHO).  I used a
wire brush typically used to clean copper fittings in
plumbing before soldering.  Cheap and readily
available.  Also-"put some copper anti-seize on the
fitting surface".  THE most important.  That damned
dissimilar metal corrosion is what welded it in there.
 IF you ever had to do this again wouldn't you love to
be able to pull it out with two fingers?  It takes 10
minutes of prep and $5.?  I checked mine after 3+ yrs.
and 50k miles and I could have pulled it right out.
Easy.  No whacking or whatever.  Just something to
think about.

Good job Rob.
Jim Accordino

--- rob hod <rob3 at hod3.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>     Finally got this one done, the secret being the
> right crowbar and not
> just a domestic hammer but a BF three/four/five
> pound one.

>      Clean entire area, particularly the housing for
> the slave cylinder, -
> for which i used 80 grit paper and wd40.
>     Get your new slave cylinder and test fit the
> hydraulic hose to it.  Put
> some copper anti-seize on the fitting surface and
> top that off with a smear
> off engine oil.


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