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The weakest link... Posted by Larry West [Email]  (#1140)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Larry West) on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:27:44
In Reply to: Clutch Line, Philip Schall, Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:34:30 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Right now, your clutch line is the "weakest link". Once you replace that, then something else will be. It may not happen for weeks or months, but the next piece in that puzzle will surely fail. I usually end up replacing the line after I replace the master.
The master isn't that big a deal. It can be frustrating, and physically taxing, because of the way you, or someone, has to lay in the footwell to unbolt the master. You may also run up against the dreaded elongated hole in the clutch pedal, requiring pedal replacement. Again, no big deal, just awkward to get to.
The slave requires removing of all the clutch parts, and as such, there is little reason, IMO, to pull all of it to replace just one part. Replace them all: slave, pressure plate, disc, throwout and pilot bearings.
In your situation, I'd seriously consider doing the master at the same time. It is the most likely part that will go next. But, since the only common work is bleeding and disconnecting/reconnecting the line from the snout of the master, if you don't mind having to spend another day under the hood in a few weeks/months, you could as easlily let it slide till it fails. But if you do it at the same time as the line, you're only out one day, and one bleeding session (Of course, summer is coming, and you might want to be driving it instead of repairing it in a few weeks...).
Personally, I've never had a slave go bad, but then, I always replace it with the rest of the clutch. So, I'd not worry about replacing that at this time.
Unless, of course, you want to renew the entire system at once! :-)
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