Has anyone done this that can shed some light on how difficult it is to get to the slave cylinder? I'm wondering if I need to put it on ramps or can do this one on the ground.

I have the mityvac, etc. so tools shouldn't be an issue.

Any/all help is appreciated.

Jeff

 

Bueller? Bueller?

 

I think my worklight just burnt out

Since it's difficult to get ahold of a service manual (ETK or whatever), makes it tough to say where the slave cylinder is!

Got a question: Why do you need to get to the Slave cylinder in particular?

 

I assume it's like bleeding brakes, and that it'd be done from the slave cylinder. My experience is that with clutches it's never where I expect it! Other than pulling transmissions, I've never worked on a car clutch, so I'm approaching this w/zero knowledge.

TIA,

Jeff

 

The slave is easily accesable from underneath. Its very close to the front left of the car. In fact You can't get much more front or left without being inside the bumper. I'll see if I can get a picture for you. I know where it is as I had my service guy point it out to me one time. Find it and then decide for youself if its workable or not. don't know how you would bleed it. I don't know if there is a bleed point like on the brakes.

 

Excellent--thank you. On a related note--does it share the reservoir with the brakes? IIRC I could'nt find but a single reservoir. I'll have to go back out and look, as it's been a while.

Thx,

Jeff

 

Yes, it feeds off the brake reservoir. What on earth went wrong that you need to bleed it?

 

I think that the difficulty I sometimes have getting into first/reverse is due to air in the system. I haven't asked the dealer about it, and I don't know how they'd respond. It wouldn't take but a few minutes to bleed, though, and save a round trip to the dealer (and perhaps having to drop it off, pick it up, etc.)

Nothing serious at all, actually.

Jeff

 

Vespa's is right. It is the same reservoir.

I'm not sure that the 1'st/Reverse problem would be a symptom of air in there though.

I'm guessing you have a 5 speed cooper. People have complaind about dificulty engaging 1'st/Reverse with this gear box.

As far as I know, and please correct me if I am wrong!, the clutch does not change antything in the gearbox when it is depressed. It simply moves the clutch plate away from the engine. I think this test would help....

Engage clutch.
Start engine
put car in 3rd Slowly.
If you feel the dogs teeth being struck then the cluch plate must still be in some contact with the engine.
(put in neutral, turn off car!)

For those of you who are interested:
take a look at This link. and This Link for an insite of what's going on inside the clutch and gearbox.

:smile:

 

I have the S. I think (and it's speculation) that it's not fully disengaging. It's definitely not right, though, and I'll raise it at the next service. Everything engages smoothly once underway, and the feel is slightly different after the car has sat overnight (engagement point is closer to the floor.)

I've waited to this point to see if it would smooth out (I'm at about 6500 miles now) and it's stayed notchy. I haven't driven another so it's difficult to tell if this is normal behavior for the getrag or an anomaly. (Essentially it's hard to engage first or reverse, and there's more resistance at the gate in any gear than I'd expect.)

Thanks for the the help,

Jeff

 

What does it accomplish?