andrew-theasby
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| posted on 12/8/12 at 12:50 PM |
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Hydraulic clutch question
Just changed the clutch on my girlfriends citreon c3, and on re building it, I found the master cylinder had extended itself without anyone pressing
the clutch. To get it to fit back in, I could compress it by hand, but it was springy and returned back every time I left go, unlike brakes which stay
put when you move them. I've got it fitted in now, but this springiness will be keeping a bit of pressure on the release bearing which I
didn't think wasa good thing.is there something wrong here or is that normal, its the first hydraulic one I've done?
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andrew-theasby
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| posted on 12/8/12 at 12:57 PM |
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Forgot to mention, the reason I changed it in the first place was it was slipping, no sign of any oil in there, could this be connected as it seemed a
little early at less than 70k miles and the old plate didn't look worn out completely?
[Edited on 12/8/12 by andrew-theasby]
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 12/8/12 at 05:24 PM |
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I suspect you mean the slave cylinder not the master? Its pretty common to find the push rod on the slave cylinder extends when the cylinder is
removed from the gearbox . I've seen a lot of worn out clutches over the years and have noticed that a lot of younger drivers seem to wear them
out quicker due to the way they are taught to drive, apparently they are taught to hold the car on a slope using the clutch in a lot of cases
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andrew-theasby
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| posted on 13/8/12 at 06:44 AM |
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Sorry yes thats right, I mean the slave cylinder
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1340gt
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| posted on 13/8/12 at 06:16 PM |
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sounds like you should scrap it and work on the 7!! 
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