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Your choice mate, all I am saying is you are probably paying some $100 per hour for something you could do yourself in a short time. Salisbury diffs are pretty bulletproof and the backlash is usually in the areas that I have mentioned and not the pinion' and you don't have to replace the crush tube or "collapsible washer" when you replace the seal if you know how to do it.
I have no doubt I'm going to have to do this again at some point.
so I'll be learning then.
I also don't pay $100 an hour for the work as this particular mechanic is also in need of my services - and beer.
I managed the output shaft seal on the handbrake drum a while back without major issue - but it's not something I'd like to have to do too often.
In either case I see the wisdom in your words.
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Originally Posted by dranoweb
That's some pretty foul fluid.
The drain bung to remove is the big nut on the bottom of the bell housing ( from memory it's either 1" or just under)
Have you had the brake fluid checked at all. It might be worth doing as they are supposed to be changed at the same time per the service schedule, so
it might be in a similar condition!
Brakes were bled same day i picked it up a few months ago. Fluid looks good.
Little to no fluid in bell housing drain.
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Replaced slave cylinder today.
Drained line completely before insstalling new one.
Was able to grasp push rod with needle nose pliers without issue.
New cylinder works well but I still have alot of free play in the pedal.
I removed the cover plate on the master and checked for loose nuts, there are none.
The free play would appear to be in the master cylinder - so I'm guessing that will get replaced after my trip.
I'm a little worried I may have dropped a fork pin though, as the was fine one morning and not the next.
However, the badly leaking slave and total lack of fluid may have been soley responsible.
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Situation normal; free play is always in the master cylinder. Here's the adjusting procedure and it also shows the freeplay at the other end of the pushrod.Quote:
Originally Posted by dranoweb
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...016/05/744.jpg
I use a 15/16" spanner, but I suspect it is a metric size that is one I don't have in ring-open end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris078
John
I used a 24mm ring spanner.
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What brand of clutch fluid did you use?