Re: 5000cstq clutch replacement snag

[Frank de Kat <fdekat@sentex.net>]

At 05:44 PM 28/10/99 -0700, Douglas M. McCarty wrote:
>I've been lurking on this list for months now, picking up a lot of
>useful information and usually finding what I need without having to
>post a message. This clutch job is a little overwhelming though and I'm
>running into problems at almost every step. The most serious snag now is
>that I can't get the slave cylinder out. I drove out the roll pin (only
>after modifying a pin punch by turning down the end to locate it in the
>pin) but I still can't move it. I did manage to break off the bleeder
>screw by trying to drive the slave out with a pipe and hammer from the
>engine compartment. This is not a big problem since I already have a new
>slave cylinder to replace it. 
>Has anyone seen this problem before? 

Hmmm.. SOunds like the same goofy way a 4000q clutch slave in held in.
You probabaly can't get it out because it is seized.  The slave has a large
surface area in contact with the transmission housing. As both parts are
made of alloy, they both create the 'white powder' oxidation. With the
amount of surface area in contact, they are very hard to separate. We
suceeded by putting penatrating oil through the roll pin hole (probablay
only made us feel better. Not sure if it did anything), and pounding down
on  the top of the fitting where the hose goes in. This caused the slave to
rotate a bit, cracking the oxidation. The, pounding some more from the
front forced the slave out to the rear. A real pain! We had also removed
the coil and one of the tie rods.

Not gettiing the slave out should not affect you getting the tranny out,
although you will have to diconnect/cut the slave hose somehow...

Frank de Kat 
fdekat@sentex.net   
Dundas, Ontario, Canada

4000 csq , R5,R10'Gordini'
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