Slave cylinder troubles

[radek at istar.ca]

Thanks guys!  I got the car a couple of weeks ago and am now in the  
process of sorting its problems out.  Decided to replace the  
hydraulics on the clutch before doing a full clutch job.

Would you know of an inexpensive source for a clutch kit on the net,  
either in Canada or in the States?  I checked my usual Canadian  
sources (AutoPartsWay and BestPriceParts) and none were listed.  O34  
in the  States had Sachs and Daikin kits for over $400, WorldImpes had  
none.  Any suggestions?

Radek
88 90Q
91 V8Q 5-sp


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You have a bad clutch.  As the disc gets thinner, more pedal pressure  
is required.  An additional factor may be the lack of lubrication on the
release bearing guide tube.  I don't know why you did the hydraulics,
but if a hard pedal was the reason, the problem was mis-diagnosed.  John


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I agree with you John, a hard to depress clutch is a worn clutch.

In addition to the fact that more pressure is required to move the clutch
when the disc is thinner, also the "fingers" on the pressure plate grow
harder, a normal phenomenon for spring steel parts that heat cycles.

But I think one shouldn't lubricate the guide tube, as per the Bentley. The
tube is only there to supply light guidance to the release bearing.
Lubrication will attract clutch material dust, and will quickly be useless.

Louis-Alain