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Author Topic: Cloudy clutch fluid after bleeding clutch slave cylinder mechanism  (Read 18766 times)

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Re: Cloudy clutch fluid after bleeding clutch slave cylinder mechanism
« Reply #15 on: January 11, 2014, 05:11:19 pm »
Thumbs up to you and your daughter for the joint effort.  Not only is it good to see a young one learning about the workings of a vehicle, but even better to see a parent and child sharing the time together.

The pushrod on the slave cylinder is only held in place by the rubber boot when the slave's not installed, unlike the MC pushrod that's held in by a metal disk and snap ring. 
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Re: Cloudy clutch fluid after bleeding clutch slave cylinder mechanism
« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2014, 06:12:17 pm »
How does one set the torque on the hose line?  I have a ratchet, but nothing open ended to measure torque.

I took my best guess based on how hard it was to get the line off.
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Re: Cloudy clutch fluid after bleeding clutch slave cylinder mechanism
« Reply #17 on: January 11, 2014, 06:39:06 pm »
Snug it down, then hook your fingers over the body of the wrench and tighten.  Don't grasp the wrench with your fist.  Just use the last 2 joints of your 4 fingers.  Should be tight enough.  If you have or can get, slide a piece of the plastic wire loom cover over the slave fluid line to cover it from the frame attachment point up to the metal end.  It will help insulate it from the heat of the exhaust and coolant hose. 
There are three kinds of men:

1.    The ones that learn by reading.
2.    The few who learn by observation.
3.    The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves.    Will Rogers