BDR slave cylinder failure

[Gatorac]

I've posted this on other threads about the clutch set up. You will need to bleed the clutch system completely every 6-12 months. The fluid will get cooked. Heat shields, covering and even re-routing the line will only prolong the time between required fluid changes. At a minimum, the fluid should be changed once a year. The fluid will absorb moisture. Once it does it becomes more susceptible to being cooked by the under hood temperatures.

Suck the old fluid out of the master cylinder and fill it with fresh clean fluid from an unopened container. Have someone work the clutch pedal for you while you work the slave end. Expect to only get about 3 pumps before you need to refill the master. I've found that I need to put almost an entire pint of fluid through the system to have the fluid look satisfactory.

I lost my first slave and mc within the first year. Regular fluid change has eliminated the problem.

[cbreez]

mr gun doc, you are experiencing what many other b/d owners and myself have gone through with their new cars. I have watched this subject kicked around on this forum for about 3 years...their has not been a good solution yet except gatorac's, to have to change the fluid annually. It doesn't seem to matter which brand slave/c you use, they are all good...I never thought the heat shields would help much (they were touted as the greatest thing since sliced bread though!), and it appears they don't...I happen to use dot 5 fluid with no problems (though I was highly criticized for suggesting to use dot 5) for 2 years with a stock mazda s/c after my initial replacement ( @ 600 miles/ 1 year). The other alternative would be a remote fluid resevoir....too much trouble for me....keep changing your fluid, dude!

[jp65cobra]

I suspect problems soon and I don't for a second think this is common to BDR only. I have put 12k on mine and changed the fluid 2 times over the last 2 1/2 years. I do have the heat shield but I think even with this the real issue is cooked fluid and changing is the best solution. All these cars run extremely hot and eventually it will catch up to me and I will need to change the slave, but hopefully not this weekend.