Re: clutch slave clip?

[ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com (Fluhr)]

>Can someone explain the position of the slave clip
>(looks like a bent piece of wire) and where it goes?
>I never saw it come out (mechanic did it) so I want to
>make sure it goes back right.  I was thinking of replacing
>the pin with a bolt and nut - is this OK, or should I
>just get the pin from the dealer (I lost the other one!)
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>Dan Simoes                                dans@ans.net

Assuming this is the same as my '85 Coupe, I'll give it a shot.
The wire has a long side and a short side, relative to the ~90 degree
bend.  The short side goes through the slave cylinder pin.  The longer
side goes back along the top of transmission towards the back of the
car, under the hydraulic hose going into the slave cylinder.  I had to 
rotate the slave cylinder to get the wire to fit under the hose, and 
it seems to apply some small amount of pressure on the host now that 
it is installed.  Maybe this keeps the slave from rotating around in 
the tranny.  (??)

You could probably replace it with a bolt and nut, although it would
be a pain to put in and remove with the tranny in the car, I think.
Actually, I didn't really understand how that wire keeps the pin
in the tranny.  It looks like it could just slide out the other side,
if it really wanted to.

Good luck,
Eric
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Eric J. Fluhr                                Email:  ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com
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