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Date:         Sat, 14 Dec 1996 08:43:45 -0800 (PST)
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From:         Beth Young <young@sherlock.sims.berkeley.edu>
Subject:      Re: Clutch Master cyl.

On Sat, 14 Dec 1996, Phillip M. Kenney wrote:

> I've narrowed my clutch proglem down to air in the system. Any ideas on > how to determine if it is the master or slave cyl. > Presuming its the Master cyl are there any tricks to changing it? > Phill:

Air gets into the system through leaks, so the only way I know of to determine if it's the master or slave (or something else) is to start looking closely for fluid. If you rebuilt/replaced the slave (I think you said this in an earlier post) then it's probably the master cylinder.

Have you noticed that the carpet under your driver's seat has been wet from all the recent rain? If so, it's probably not water, it's fluid from the master cylinder.

There's really no "trick" I know of to changing the master cylinder, but it helps if you're a professional contortionist!

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU Lafayette, CA 94549 '81 Vanagon ---------------------------------------------------------------------


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