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[smj]

I have no pressure on my clutch pedal and am losing fluid so obviously i have a leak somewhere, i have checked up by the pedal box from inside the car under the master cylinder and thats all nice and dry, the only place where there is fluid where i don't think there should be is under the dust cover on the clutch arm end of the slave, so i am assuming the slave is at fault?????????? Its a verto clutch with the bleed nipple at the inner wing end of the slave cylinder, not at the engine end. The only other slave cylinder i have here at the moment is fitted to a verto engine but the bleed nipple is at the engine end of the slave, and someone has lashed a return spring onto it, will this slave replace mine or should i stay inside in the warm today and order the correct one?????? is my one and only spare slave of any use to me at all????

[Ethel]

You spare sounds like pre verto. They are the same bore size so it could be made to work. I'm not sure what difference, if any, there is the relation between the fixing bolts and bore. It is a common spot for leaks as the bore is relatively exposed to grot and moisture.

[smj]

i have both slaves off and they do seem very similar, apart from bleed nipple location, can a verto slave be stripped down and re sealed, that may be an option for me as well if so, thanks.This is just a temporary thing for the weekend as the car is my daily drive and i find it the best thing in the snow compared to modern fwd junk!!!!!!

[smj]

well for some strange reason i quickly decided to bolt the pre verto slave on as it looked so similar and the bolt holes lined up and the clutch arm rod sat nicely in it at a decent length, a quick ezi bleed and it works like new, just driven the car and clutch engage and disengage is absolutely fine, haven't messed about with a return spring as i think i am right in saying the verto clutch works without needing one!

[bmcecosse]

Yes - you can easily re-seal the slave cylinder - may as well do it and hold it as a spare.

[smj]

how do you strip down a verto slave cylinder???? there is no circlip under the dust cover holding the piston in

[bmcecosse]

I suppose it must just slide out then!