Sorry if this has been done before.............
I have been recommissioning my 1999 Gen 1 and have been renewing all the seals, bearings etc.
The clutch slave cylinder kit I purchased had a pushrod seal in the package so stupid me thought it must be easy to change if the kit supplies one.
How wrong was I. After wrecking the seal and searching the net I realised that it is a major strip to fit the seal.
After looking at different work arounds I have managed to fix it without dismantling. So far no leaks.
I purchased a load of different size seals from Lancashire Seals and have used the following sizes after a small grind of of the lip that is on the casing.
TTO 6 x 26 x 7 R23/TC £0.75
TTO 16 x 29 x 7 R23/TC £0.75
Original push rod seal 6 x 34 x 5.5.
Mannol RTV sealant.
Turn the 6 x 26 x 7 seal so it faces the casing and put inside the 16 x 29 x 7 seal.
Put plenty of RTV around the seals and push into the location.
The casing has a 10mm gap. The seals that are pushed together have around 10mm.
Then trim off the lip off the original pushrod seal so it is flat.
Using the pushrod as a guide stick the modified seal onto the outside of the casing.
Leave to set with the pushrod in place.
Using this method you have a double pushrod seal and it also looks neat.
Images below showing seal inside the other one
I have been recommissioning my 1999 Gen 1 and have been renewing all the seals, bearings etc.
The clutch slave cylinder kit I purchased had a pushrod seal in the package so stupid me thought it must be easy to change if the kit supplies one.
How wrong was I. After wrecking the seal and searching the net I realised that it is a major strip to fit the seal.
After looking at different work arounds I have managed to fix it without dismantling. So far no leaks.
I purchased a load of different size seals from Lancashire Seals and have used the following sizes after a small grind of of the lip that is on the casing.
TTO 6 x 26 x 7 R23/TC £0.75
TTO 16 x 29 x 7 R23/TC £0.75
Original push rod seal 6 x 34 x 5.5.
Mannol RTV sealant.
Turn the 6 x 26 x 7 seal so it faces the casing and put inside the 16 x 29 x 7 seal.
Put plenty of RTV around the seals and push into the location.
The casing has a 10mm gap. The seals that are pushed together have around 10mm.
Then trim off the lip off the original pushrod seal so it is flat.
Using the pushrod as a guide stick the modified seal onto the outside of the casing.
Leave to set with the pushrod in place.
Using this method you have a double pushrod seal and it also looks neat.
Images below showing seal inside the other one
