Luke, hardware stores sell a selection of springs. OK, you may not get it exactly the
same, but probably can get one of the correct diameter and adjust length as necessary
by cutting. I don't think that the spring rate is that critical, as long as it pushes
the piston back when you let off the clutch.
At least that's what I would do.
Also I agree that DOT 3 is definitely not to be used.
Alan
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From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on behalf of
"Luke Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 07:55:57 -0400
To: "Spit List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Clutch master spring
Greetings all,
After a GREAT summer as my daily driver (With a total of just 5 or 6 days
with the top up), old Fireball has finally let me down. The spring inside the
clutch master cylinder grenaded on me this past week, leaving the clutch
ALMOST completely inoperative.
The symptoms and evidence led me to believe that maybe a contaminant had
managed to get into the clutch hydraulics (The fluif was dark and had an odd
grit in it, plus the top seal has shrunk and warped a bit) and made the main
seal swell and jam up in the bore (The piston wasn't coming all the way out,
leaving about 1/2" of actual clutch action waaaay down at the end of the
travel) but when I took 'er apart I found four pieces of spring in there,
where there used to be one nice springy spring.
So, does anyone know of a source for this oddball piece? I would really
rather avoid getting a whole new master cylinder (Or taking the one off the
other car) for want of one little spring!
Luke
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