Series 3 clutch slave recommendations

suburban · Jun 25, 2018

looks like the clutch slave is on the way out again. leak from bell housing and fluid level dropping, occasionally needing to press pedal twice to get pressure.

can't remember the previous one I put in but it lasted just over a year, when it went I splashed out on the extra for a trw, that has lasted less than 2 years.

car only does a couple of k miles per year so I am guessing the amount of time it spends sitting - usually through winter - may have something to do with it.

is there a decent make out there or is everything pot luck now?

Turboman · Jun 25, 2018

suburban said:
looks like the clutch slave is on the way out again. leak from bell housing and fluid level dropping, occasionally needing to press pedal twice to get pressure.

can't remember the previous one I put in but it lasted just over a year, when it went I splashed out on the extra for a trw, that has lasted less than 2 years.

car only does a couple of k miles per year so I am guessing the amount of time it spends sitting - usually through winter - may have something to do with it.

is there a decent make out there or is everything pot luck now?

Just ring Paddock or one of the others, and ask for genuine/OEM quality.
They should last for 20 years if the fluid is changed annually.

suburban · Jun 25, 2018

thx I shall give that a go

Turboman · Jun 25, 2018

suburban said:
thx I shall give that a go

You could always try the LR dealer. Probably expensive, but it should be good. The genuine LR one in my Ninety was in it when I bought the vehicle in 2008, and is still good today.

suburban · Jun 25, 2018

oo I have a choice of three according to the dealer locator, pulborough, hove or Chichester are all about the same distance from me

Turboman · Jun 25, 2018

suburban said:
oo I have a choice of three according to the dealer locator, pulborough, hove or Chichester are all about the same distance from me

i would phone them all, and see is any of them show a spark of interest in your vehicle.
I have found that dealers are a broad church when it comes to older cars. The one I used to go to in Surrey were fantastic, the one in Cornwall were totally useless.

Land Raver · Jun 25, 2018

I thought TRW is OEM. I've used their clutch master, slave and brake pistons and they have all been good. However, although I use mine very little in the winter, I always make a point of just driving 4-5 miles as a minimum every fortnight to avoid corroding brake parts etc. It's surprising in Autumn and winter how wet the underneath of a vehicle gets when not used and it can take days to dry out.

suburban · Jun 26, 2018

Land Raver said:
I always make a point of just driving 4-5 miles as a minimum every fortnight to avoid corroding brake parts etc

think I shall give that a go next winter.

Bobsticle · Jun 26, 2018

I'd try that one in Broadchurch....................

Rubins4 · Jun 26, 2018

Hove laughed when I went in there for an emergency part for a SIII; had it in stock, mind.

Blackburn · Jun 26, 2018

Buy yourself some brake grease , when you fit the new one remove the rubber boot and grease the bore and the inside of the rubber boot.

suburban · Jun 26, 2018

Blackburn said:
Buy yourself some brake grease , when you fit the new one remove the rubber boot and grease the bore and the inside of the rubber boot.

thx for the tip, I have some red rubber grease, will that do?

Blackburn · Jun 26, 2018

Yes thats the stuff.

suburban · Jun 27, 2018

excellent

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