jkelley

I did Billman's clutch fluid bleed technique this morning since I did it wrong last time and probably had some air in the system.
When under the car I noticed that the slave cylinder boot cover was not secured to the transmission housing where that ball pivot thing is (dunno exactly what it's called...).
Basically, it was THERE but the grooves around it were not depressed around the edges of the transmission housing... so I'm assuming some water spray from the road has gotten up in there?

Is this a problem?

I've since put it in correctly, of course. Just wondering if there is any potential damage I should be checking for.

golfman

This happened to me flushing out my clutch also. The rubber boot wasn't able to go back in the transmission being hard and cracked. I bought a new one and unbolted the slave and put it in. It has been fine since (over a year ago and no problems) I also would grease the ball and socket where the slave meets the clutch fork while you are in there. I think the part was around $50

Don't think it's gonna be a problem

jkelley

Yea I sanded the ball part and socket part a little and then buffed it real good with a dremel attachment and then slapped some high temp urea grease in there


However I did not take the smaller boot off and get the other end of the rod where the piston is... totally forgot lol. I'll do that one tomorrow.

tama05

Looking into doing this once I get back, have you noticed a difference in the feeling/ engagement of the clutch since?

jkelley

Truthfully, no. I have read that doing this method can help a lot though. My clutch felt fine to begin with but I beld it incorrectly when I purchased the car as a preventative maintenance (clutch fluid) and thought that I drew air up through the bleeder by having it open too far (saw a lot of bubbles and they wouldn't go away).

Sorry i couldn't help. I have read other people that do this though and it makes a great difference. Mine was already good.

zeroptzero

The boot has openings in it, so it never stays 100% dry if you encounter wet conditions. The proper grease that is used up there is resistant to water so not likely to have harmed anything.

jkelley

Ok thanks

Edit: one question I wanted to add, the 'plunger' that is mentioned on the slave cylinder, is that under the 'accordian' boot where the rod is that pushes on the clutch fork? Do I need to just grab that rod and push 'backwards' on it to push air out? or is there another piece that this is talking about?

wadzii

not having the boot there wont cause you any issues.