Yes, another "help" thread..

[Mrk_Mickey]

Guys, I'm trying to put my silly car back together. All I've got left to do is spark leads, engine covers, one coolant hose from radiator to engine, a starter motor bolt which isn't impossible but is very annoying, and CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER.

My problem is this. When we had my engine in pieces (doing the clutch and timing chains) i pushed the clutch pedal in () and this little gray cylinder looking thing popped right out of the slave cylinder, and I don't know how it is supposed to go back in (I assume before the rod, spring and rubbery thing that are in the slave cylinder now). Can anyone be of any help? Have I actually broken the piece and do I need a new one or is there a way I can squeeze it back in/put it back together and top up the hydraulic fluid?

Cheers guys
Mickey

[Bug_racer]

You should be changing it when you do a new clutch . If the seal does fail your gonna be spilling brake fluid all over a new clutch !

[Jmac]

Yeah i would change it mate as they are common failure items, ive just done a clutch on a VR and changed the Slave, they are around $85 from imparts .
Cheers
Jmac

[Mrk_Mickey]

Thanks guys

[Mrk_Mickey]

Hey wait up a minute...brake fluid?? Where does the brake fluid come from, if we're talking transmission?? lol..

[Jmac]

Fed from the brake master cylinder mate, there is a take off hose feeds the clutch master cylinder which in turn feeds the slave on the box.
Jmac

[DubSteve]

And this is why I am waiting for you to do your timing chains before I do them

[Mrk_Mickey]

Lol..this ain't got anything to do with timing anymore Stevie, this is my stupidity getting the better of me..

Seriously.. "why do I have no clutch? *presses clutch*" hahaha..

[Mrk_Mickey]

Oh, and thankyou Jmac I'll be needing to top up brake fluid then..we had to bleed a little off one of the brakes too.

[Golf Loon]

Is the starter in? Does the car start? I`d try that first and see that the chains are working. If not you will have to take it all apart again and can fix the slave cylinder then.

[DubSteve]

Is the starter in? Does the car start? I`d try that first and see that the chains are working. If not you will have to take it all apart again and can fix the slave cylinder then.

Agree sutff the clutch throw it in Neutral and see if the car starts and revs nicely! Then play with the clutch.

[Mrk_Mickey]

The starter is in minus one bolt so it's a little loose. There's also one pipe that we haven't put back in because it'll get in the way of what we're working on (coolant radiator>engine)

We haven't put the leads in yet, but I will when we tighten up the starter motor because then it should start.

[mk3pete]

i recently did my starter motor too and that long bolt was the most pain in the arse thing iv ever had to do lol
there is a bolt on the front connecting the engine mount to the frame i think
its right near the thread which the long bolt bolts too
i loosened it and levered it towards me
sorry if that didnt make sence im not very good at explaining things

[Mrk_Mickey]

I'm not 100% sure if I understand, but I think I know what you're talking about lol. Thanks man.

[Mrk_Mickey]

....Okay so I ordered a new slave cylinder. Is it as easy as undoing the fluid lines from the old cylinder and bolting on the new one?