iainjames

next week doing the scotland 500 that will be a test of the clutch.

it is the 3/4 bore the bloke selling them said that was a plus point and yes biting point is a lot higher which is a plus point. Has anyone used a TRW one they are British made but twice the price I will change it because in traffic its a right pain literally Just realised TRW are American but they get good reviews.

I noticed my clutch pedal overnight was no longer operating without pumping the clutch i changed the slave cylinder but that did not sort it. So I ordered a master Cylinder from Ebay was £30 or so unbranded like they all are. Fitted this to the car and the clutch works fine now however it is heavy not unmanageable but enough to make my leg ache. Could it be the cheap master cylinder. It was not heavy before I am thinking about getting one of the TRW ones that are £62 are these any better. Any help appreciated.

I use Comma 20/50 oils seems to cost £12 for 4 litres. never had any issues with it over the years in my Spitfire and Hillman Imp

quick update managed to get the slave cylinder off from underneath not easy but miles better than removing the dreaded Tunnel. nothing really seemed wrong with it but got a replacement anyhow. I attached a socket to the end of the bar that actuates onto the clutch arm was a tight fir and superglued it on. Bled the clutch and it sorted it the biting point is no longer through the floor but about a third of the way on the pedal. No grating going into reverse. I am not sure how long this fix will work for and maybe the gearbox will need to come out but so far on a 20 mile drive was fine.