What is this w/pic

Removing Engine & Transmission - What is this? Gear Lever is my guess. If correct about that should I leave the lines connected and remove it from the trany?

Slave cylinder for the clutch hydraulic system. Leave the lines connected, unless you're going to bleed the clutch anyway when you're done.

Mick,

That is the clutch hydraulic slave cylinder. Unbolt it from the transmission and remove clevis pin from the fork. Tie it up out of the way so that you don't snag it when pulling the engine and transmission.

Looks like you are about to have some real fun there!

Cheers,

Rob

The gear lever is what you shift with from the driver's seat.

That is your clutch slave cylinder. If you are pulling the engine and transmission, you can just unbolt the slave and pull the clevis and let it hang there or wire it up out of the way. Don't undo the clutch line. Then you won't have to bleed the clutch when you put it all back together.

Edit: Guess we all started typing at the same time...

Thanks Skye
This is the first time I've ever recieved a reply from Royalty. Great job with the Forum.
Mick M.

Thanks guys,
I'm trying to follow down the list of things to do in the Bentley. I was under the car and then read about removing the gear lever. I guess I got confused. The gear lever was the first thing I removed when we were trying to figure out what was wrong in another post. I seem to be confused alot lately.

Mick M.

lol royalty..... maybe I should change my admin icon back to the crown

mick-susan mgb74.5 Wrote:

Who is this Skye person? ;)

On the slave cylinder thing, whatever you do, once you have it loose from the bellhousing, DO NOT depress the clutch!

When I took the Slave out the piece that the clevis goes through fell out of the cylinder. Is this supposed to happen?

Mick M.

"Members of the forum, all rise" ........ :)

Mick,

If you are speaking of the rod, then the answer is yes. I hope you are not referencing the piston! Just make sure that NO person or beast presses on the clutch pedal until things are reassembled as already mentioned.

Cheers,

Rob

Thanks Rob and Eric, No one will push the clutch in. What bad thing would happen?
Just curious.

Mick M.

Mick,

Nothing disasterous will happen other than pushing the piston out of the slave and of course if that happens you will be dumping out the brake fluid from the clutch hydraulics. It just makes a mess and obviously creates the need to fill and bleed the clutch system. I suppose the piston could get damaged if it flew out and hit the concrete causing it to get scored and of course that would be another aggravation you don't want either.

Cheers,

Rob

Thanks Rob

Limey Wrote:

Good idea, thanks

A simpler idea is to take a C-clamp with jaws wide enough to span the cylinder from piston to its rear and set it so that it just starts to depress the piston back into the cylinder and then wrap it up with duct tape to keep it from falling off. The C-clamp will keep the piston from falling out even if the clutch pedal is accidentally bumped or someone gently lays a foot on the clutch pedal. Just another way to keep things together until you can re-install it.