I've known for a while that the rebuilt slave cylinder (I bought it already rebuilt) I put on the car 6 months ago needed rebuilt again. I ordered a couple of rebuild kits from Finish Line and as I drove home today without a clutch I figured now would be a good time to finally get around to doing it. Well, I rebuilt an old slave I had laying around and when I got under the car to pull the leaking one off I noticed that there was no fluid at all in the boot. Hmmm, maybe it was the master so I looked under the hood and didn't see any fluid there (I leak brake fluid too <G> but I didn't see any fluid running down the fire wall. I replaced the rubber clutch line with a braided SS one 6 months ago when I did the slave so I checked those fittings too (they were dry). SOOOO, I am now getting ready to drive around a bit to see if I can figure out where my fluid is going. I stuffed some newspaper under the master (to make drips easy to see) and wiped the slave push rod off so wetness would be apparent. Anything else I need to do or check? Anyone ever have a hard to diagnose clutch leak? I'm now leaning toward a leaky fluid reservoir but I just don't know. It was wet but I have spilled so much fluid on it from filling it once a week for the past 2 months that I cannot say if it is the problem or not. Any ideas?
BTW, anyone have a good source for master rebuild kits? I wouldn't mind having a few of them around. There has been a strange rash of masters dying around here lately. -- Robert McElwee and Blue Flash "The 50 MPG Miata" www.lightweightmiata.com/mpg Lightweight Miata Forum: www.lightweightmiata.com/forum The Miata Trailer Project: www.lightweightmiata.com/trailer
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