Have had enough...

[djwilk]

Hi all,
Was just driving to Poland and the slave cylinder (another one) let go...

Unlike previously, the pedal remained up in the air and it was impossible to press it. I had to stump on it and then it dropped to the floor whilst making a noise of something breaking off.

Fluid down the bellhousing. Beautiful.


I have had enough. Been too good to it but it's over now. Gonna fix it and sell it.


I'm stuck in the middle of Germany with same distance to the destination (funeral in Poland) and back to the UK. Chose the latter one.

Overall pissed off and let down...

[RiggzVXGTS]

Sorry to hear that fella, I know when we travel abroad with the trucks it's a huge pain in the arse to get them fixed when it all goes wrong. Hope you rescued soon....

[007 VXR]

Not good.
Hope you get back safe.

[KMud]

"Thank you sir, may I have another..."

Sounds like bad luck to me, dodgy install/part?

[preciousmetal]

Sorry to hear especially halfway there . Difficult decision.

Not sure it's the cars fault. Could always be linked to the recent major work you carried out. Hope you get back safe

[jonnM]

Sorry to hear your having a rough time with the car

[djwilk]

I wasn't messing with the slave when did the engine. On the other hand it has been over a year since the last slave replacement and apparently they like to go...

I am on the ferry back now, so if I kick start it well and encounter no traffic on m25, I will be at home exactly 24hrs after I left.

As for the car, it will be fixed, but I have decided it's time to get on a property ladder and stop burning money on a car. One day I will buy a Gen-F. For now I've got a new hilux of my company's and will have to make do somehow.


I hope you will still allow me to meets ( not that I have ever attended many).

[badboyburt]

sorry to hear, mine went couple of weeks back slave and master both shagged oh and a wet ls7 clutch, but wont put me off ownership, fixed thanks to Neil Johnson and back on the road.

Hope you get home ok and get it sorted.

[djwilk]

Bbb how do you diagnose the master cylinder? Is it accessed from underneath the steering column?

[djwilk]

Just got home. Shattered. Big thank you to Kent Police who helped recover the car from the steep hill on the A20. Needless to say I did 500miles without clutch pedal. Not got any will or power to find out what blew. Slave probably, or what else would it be...

[stevieturbo]

If fluid is pishing out the bellhousing area, salve does sound likely.

Always use genuine GM slave if you can. They should be fairly reliable

[djwilk]

That would be it then. How do you diagnose the master cylinder though? And is it likely that both that and the slave would fail at the same time on bbb's car?

Ps. The last slave cylinder was purchased from MF so I imagine OEM part. As for reliability, bbb had his replaced not so long ago?

[stevieturbo]

djwilk said:

That would be it then. How do you diagnose the master cylinder though? And is it likely that both that and the slave would fail at the same time on bbb's car?

Ps. The last slave cylinder was purchased from MF so I imagine OEM part. As for reliability, bbb had his replaced not so long ago?

It would be unlikely for both to fail at same time.

Master is bolted to the bulkhead on the engine side, with an actuating rod passing through to the pedal.

If it failed and actually leaked, fluid could end up either in engine compartment or inside where the pedals are.
But not inside the bellhousing area.

If two have failed like that, maybe there is a problem elsewhere with the clutch or something, or maybe just very very bad luck.

[badboyburt]

djwilk said:

That would be it then. How do you diagnose the master cylinder though? And is it likely that both that and the slave would fail at the same time on bbb's car?

Ps. The last slave cylinder was purchased from MF so I imagine OEM part. As for reliability, bbb had his replaced not so long ago?

Neil will confirm but what I understand was the master cylinder held pressure and the slave was also knackered.

I did indeed have a new slave//ls7 clutch and bellhousing replaced in 2012 as when the oem slave went it was at high speed and blew a fist sized hole in thee bellhousing.

In 5 years ive had 2 oem slaves, 2 ls7 clutches and 1 master cylinder.

I had no symptons before the last failure, no pedal on the floor flicking it back with my toe, i drove to golf parked up come back 5 hrs later and pedal was on the floor.

[StefanVXR8]

You guys want to get yourselves the automatic version.............



Stef

[badboyburt]

StefanVXR8 said:

You guys want to get yourselves the automatic version.............



Stef

not ready for pipe and slippers

[djwilk]

Mine went also at high speed. But it was weird, because I actually could not press the pedal at all. It was rock solid and I had to stand on it to literary break it off before it went down. Now it's either top or bottom. Fluid leaked through the bell, but the reservoir is still full. It sounds like the master cylinder might have given ghost too. If that held pressure then it would explain why I could not press the pedal.