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-Joe · 19th January 2014, 20:14

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My clutch slave cylinder top part after removal from the car. The release bearing has had it's lip shear off completely and the rest of the clutch was forced through the fingers of the clutch plate, to rattle about inside the clutch/dmf unit.

Needless to say when it happened the car suffered instant and total loss of clutch pressure, and I had to get home with no clutch at all. Fortunately I was able to start the car in first gear to get going.

I fitted that slave cylinder (euro car parts) only 4 months ago, and have done only a about a 1000 miles. Why did it break?

I was able to make a hybrid of the old slave cylinders release bearing and plastic floaty bit and the newer undamaged cylinder and piston hydraulic parts.

It's so much nastier to repair the car in the freezing cold and heavy rain, but the car is now back together and the gear change works now.

Fluid must have gotten onto the clutch plate because take up of drive has been juddery since the rebuild. I think the judders are less severe now as the fluid burns of the plate.

I may fit the clutch kit damper as this may reduce the pressure changes in the slave cylinder to prevent the same thing happening again. Any thoughts on this?

19th January 2014, 20:14	#1
-Joe Avid contributor Rover 75 Classic SE 1.8T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: wink Posts: 135 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 15 Posts	release bearing snapped in half --picture should be here-- My clutch slave cylinder top part after removal from the car. The release bearing has had it's lip shear off completely and the rest of the clutch was forced through the fingers of the clutch plate, to rattle about inside the clutch/dmf unit. Needless to say when it happened the car suffered instant and total loss of clutch pressure, and I had to get home with no clutch at all. Fortunately I was able to start the car in first gear to get going. I fitted that slave cylinder (euro car parts) only 4 months ago, and have done only a about a 1000 miles. Why did it break? I was able to make a hybrid of the old slave cylinders release bearing and plastic floaty bit and the newer undamaged cylinder and piston hydraulic parts. It's so much nastier to repair the car in the freezing cold and heavy rain, but the car is now back together and the gear change works now. Fluid must have gotten onto the clutch plate because take up of drive has been juddery since the rebuild. I think the judders are less severe now as the fluid burns of the plate. I may fit the clutch kit damper as this may reduce the pressure changes in the slave cylinder to prevent the same thing happening again. Any thoughts on this?