Clutch Slave cylinder
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Hi again guys, just a couple of questions on the clutch. I have a pre verto setup on my new engine. This didn't come with a slave cylinder or slave cylinder bracket.

my questions are;

Should there be a mounting braket for the slave cylinder? (sililar to verto clutch)

and

Can i use the slave cylinder from my old engine (verto)?

thanks in advance

Guennie

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the pre verto slave bolts to the transfer gear casing.

it has been known for people to use the verto slave on a pre-verto set up but you really should pay the peanuts and get the right part

As above, it bolts straight on (no bracket) but apart from a slight size difference, the real issue is the verto one doesn't have the tag for the return spring - pre-verto has a return spring to hold the longer arm against the adjustable return stop whereas the verto is self adjusting so doesn't have a return spring and stop.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

brilliant! for £20 or so from mini spares i guess i'll order one today!

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When you order, check it's supplied with the return spring tag - sometimes they are not (they assume you already have one) - it is sandwiched between the bleed nipple and the body of the cylinder.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

ok, will do :) thanks again Rod! full of useful info yet again!

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ok so is this the tag im after?
http://minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&p...SPRING%20ANCH...

if so i guess i may as well get the spring as well.

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No - that's the one on the end of the arm (although you may need that too?)

I think the egg shaped tag on the slave cylinder is NLA and they invariably don't come with one. Bit if a bugger as they are easily lost!

Also check the bleed nipple (depending on how you feel about having to find/use metric spanners when working on minis) as they normally seem to come as 10mm A/F rather than the origninal 3/8" A/F

For reference the part number of the NLA tag is 23600

You may get one from somewhere who also deals in secondhand parts - Somerford, Min-e-Bitz etc? Or a Wnated ad on here?

As Graham says.

Also piccy near the end of this thread.

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=267888

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

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Two issues (apart from the minor size difference)

1 - the hose comes out in a different direction so it is hard to get the hose to run right (it uses a banjo connector (90 degrees) rather than a straight connector)

2 - it doesn't have the tag for the return spring - there is a big lug at the back that you could bodge a spring to fit over, but not the standard spring...

Yes, it's possible, but not right......

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

I made a tag for the slave cylinder from an M10 penny washer, cut it to shape and drilled a small hole for the spring. Jobs a gud un

i binned the return spring and now the clutch pedal is higher and never needs adjusting

Have ordered a new one now :)

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