Scott, My guess is that you'll have to buy a clutch slave cylinder to replace the boot. Hard to find them separately; the theory is that if the boot is torn, the cylinder is old and needs to be replaced.
As to repairing such a small tear, I'd go with RTV silicone. Clean up the outside all around the tear of grease/oil/dirt etc. Use some lacquer thinner to wipe the area around the tear. Then generously apply the RTV to where it spans the tear (no need to make sure the edges of the tear meet) and goes beyond the tear by about 3/8". The silicone is pliable and should flex enough to allow the boot to operate correctly. How long it will hold up, is another matter .... Bruce '73 GTV Silver Spring - your neighbor!! > Gentlemen, > > I found a slight tear in the front of my clutch slave boot during routine > service recently. This is the boot that seals the front of the slave to > the opening in the transaxel the throw out fork emerges through. A quick > but maybe not thorough search did not turn up a replacement. > > Truth is the tear is less than 1/4" and may be repairable. It is also > possible that this boot was cut off at one time by an un-knowing > mechanic. The end that seals to the transaxel is thin and unevenly > finished. > > Do any of you have a good replacement? > > Alternatively, do any of you know how to repair a tear? > > I don't want to use this boot as a guinea pig. So if you reply do be kind > enough to characterize your result. > > My thought is to drill a small hole at the end of the tear to distribute > any additional stress and stop more tearing. Then to attempt to rejoin > the section with "super glue" and cover the area with a patch. I have no > idea what type of patch material to use. And I am not a fan of super > glue, the only thing I know for sure it works on is skin. > > Any help is much appreciated. Scott Shure85 GTV-6Ellicott City, MD -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
