Thanks for the info...I did pull the slave off the car and it was rusted
inside....so I'm off to get a new one. Luckily for me the previous owner
already replaced the master cylinder.
thanks again
Andre
"Vball23" <sta4m@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> In lieu of a power bleeder, go to the hardware store and by a garden
> sprayer, the kind you can put liquid in and pump up to pressureize. Put
a
> fair amount of brake fluid in it and attach it to the bleed nipple with
> some tubing. pump it up and then let it spray (actually will just flow),
> If you use a long enough tube to attach it, you can stand up and watch
the
> reservoir. Soon, fluid will fill the reservoir, and voila, you're done.
> I've done this successfully on my 924S, 944, and 928 S4.
>
> +1 on replacing both cylinders, even if one isn't bad, it will be soon
> enough and they are not expensive.
>
>
> "William Noble" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> if it sat for a long time in a damp climate I would not be surprized to
>> find both the master and slave bad due to corrosion, probably also the
>> brake master cyl - you need to flush and change brake fluid every 2
years
>> minimum. if you do that, the cylinders will last decades, if you don't
>> they will fail much much sooner.
>>
>> if you mean the rubber boot on the slave cyl, then yes, it is bad, and
I
>> have never seen a slave fail without the master also being bad - change
>> them both. You will need a pressure bleeder, or you will need a major
>> amount of skill and luck to get the air out of the system once you
change
>> the cylinders.
>>
>> Oh, and flush and clean the reservoir too
>>
>> "Andre" <rhombus2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:WwFBj.5845$Sa1.3146@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>I just pulled my rubber seal from the clutch housing and was going to
>>>inspect the clutch. As I pulled the rubber boot off I got a gush or
>>>brake fluid all over my hand. Is the clutch slave cylinder bad or
should
>>>I look at something else? The car has been on jacks (the front) for
>>>about 5 months now.....I had to replace the head gasket, don't know if
>>>this has something to do with it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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