Date:         Sun, 31 Jan 1999 09:14:57 -0800
Reply-To:     DAVID MOST <most@UCLA.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         DAVID MOST <most@UCLA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Is mechanic on the level?
Comments: To: Mike Catlin <mjcatlin@pacbell.net>
In-Reply-To:  <36B48A6C.3C5B6531@pacbell.net>
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That sounds reasonable.  The only clutch/tranny part I've ever had to fix
on any car was a slave cylinder on a '75 corolla.  The mechanic charged
$25 for the part and $10 labor.

It failed catastrophically, however, as my pedal went to the floor.  If I
do have a slight leak in the vanagon slave cylinder, am I headed that way
if I don't replace it?


On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Mike Catlin wrote:

>
>
> DAVID MOST wrote:
>
> >  The service manager actually said
> > that (referring to the slave cylinder) there's fluid in there, and that's
> > why it needs to be replaced.  Any idea what he might mean?  If it's
> > really leaking, would he not have just said that?
> >
>
> If you use a screwdriver to lift up the rubber boot on the slave cylinder and see
> fluid in there, that means it has started leaking.  It can leak slowly like this
> for quite a while before the leak becomes obvious.  The same thing goes for rear
> wheel brake cylinders.
>
> Mike <mjcatlin@pacbell.net>
>