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Post By lal Naja
09-07-2015, 11:07 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Butler Cobra. 350 Chevy Engine, blueprinted, heads cc'd, ported, polished, manifolds matched, big valves, 1.6 roller rockers, TB Injected, mild cam, MSD crank trigger electronic ignition. TKO-600 transmission. XKE Jaguar rear. IFS by Fast Cars
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Will Clutch/Brake fluid damage the clutch.
I have an internal slave cylinder that leaked and I'm guessing it leaked into/onto the clutch plate. Will the clutch plate be damaged as a result of this.
Evidence of the leak was obvious as all the paint was stripped off the clutch pressure-plate housing. And dripping fluid from the bell housing was the next clue and the final was that the car would start to creep forward with the clutch pedal depressed.
I have replaced the internal slave cylinder and the leak has gone away. But now when I accelerate pedal-to-the-metal the clutch has started slipping.
Has anyone experienced this wet clutch problem and did the clutch return to normal after drying out. Or will the fluid soaked clutch now have irreversible damage.
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09-07-2015, 11:56 AM
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If brake or hydraulic fluid got on the disc and contaminated the friction material, it will not fix itself. The disc will need to be replaced and the pressure plate and flywheel surfaces de-greased.
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09-07-2015, 02:27 PM
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I agree with Dan.
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09-07-2015, 03:07 PM
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True that but you really don't have to buy the rest like everybody
Else always says to do. Get a disc and clean the rest up.
I'll tell you that external set up I got from Forte is like a toy to work on
If I lost a slave it would be running in 30 mins. Worth a look
Don't know what you have I have a tko600
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09-07-2015, 03:40 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Butler Cobra. 350 Chevy Engine, blueprinted, heads cc'd, ported, polished, manifolds matched, big valves, 1.6 roller rockers, TB Injected, mild cam, MSD crank trigger electronic ignition. TKO-600 transmission. XKE Jaguar rear. IFS by Fast Cars
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Quote:
Originally Posted by avdcav
True that but you really don't have to buy the rest like everybody
Else always says to do. Get a disc and clean the rest up.
I'll tell you that external set up I got from Forte is like a toy to work on
If I lost a slave it would be running in 30 mins. Worth a look
Don't know what you have I have a tko600
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I too have a TKO600. But my steel bellhousing does not allow enough space for an external slave. I tried many options. I love the way the internal slave functions and the light pedal pressure needed to operate the clutch. The leak was not from the hydraulic packing, but was from the nipples that screw into the body of the cylinder. Totally my ignorance when installing it as I did not check to see if the manufacturer properly tightened the nipples. When I got the new replacement slave I discovered the loose nipples. When I pulled the old slave the loose nipples were evident. A real shame!!! That these were not torqued correctly and that no instruction accompanied the slave stating that tightening was essential.
It was a pain to have to pull the transmission and I thought about replacing the clutch, but with 3500 miles I look the line of least resistance and talked myself out of removing the bell and replacing the clutch. But it is in my future if the slipping continues. |
09-14-2015, 09:45 PM
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Things are getting better!!! I've been hammering the car and the clutch has stopped slipping.  |
09-15-2015, 02:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lal Naja
Things are getting better!!! I've been hammering the car and the clutch has stopped slipping. |
Normally once a clutch plate is contaminated from brake fluid, one of a few things occur.
Enough fluid causes it to slip, a small amount may only cause a shudder.
You may be ok, but I would have pulled the pressure plate off for inspection.
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