Spider clutch slave cylinder installation

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

        When I pull the transmission, I remove the rubber boot and the push 
rod from the clutch slave.  I remove the rear snap ring and push the slave 
forward, leaving it attached to the hose.  Getting it in and out can be a 
bitch, as you found.
       I recall having to jack the back of the transmission up and down for 
clearance to get it in.  I think the tie rod is in the road.  That is, do not 
leave replacement to the last thing you do.  Do it before you bolt on the 
rear transmission mount.
       I also recall painting the clutch slave once.  I had to remove the 
paint before it would slip back into the bellhousing - clearance is tight.  
       I have a bad habit of painting things before they go back on my Alfas. 
 I would suggest you never paint the mounting flange of the flywheel or 
anything else that is a machine fit.

Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City

In a message dated 2/25/2003 8:26:29 PM Central Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

> Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 14:53:11 -0700
> From: "Ritchie, Jason" <jritchie@domain.elided>
> Subject: Spider clutch slave cylinder installation
> 
> I recently reinstalled a transmission into my '74 Spider and got somewhat
> hung up with the clutch slave installation.  I had left the slave cylinder
> attached to the hydraulic hose to keep the system closed but had to be
> somewhat forcefull pushing it back out of the mount after removing the snap
> ring.  After the tranny installation I tried to push it in the reverse
> direction that I removed it and it was hung up.  I tried the alternative of
> removing the hydraulic line and installing from the rear to the front of 
> the
> car but the clutch fork gets in the way.  The installation was finally
> successfull after I filed down some of the shim between the transmission 
> and
> the engine.  What's the best way to do this in the future?  Just install 
> the
> slave while the tranny is out of the car?
> 
> Jason Ritchie
> '74 Spider
> Boise, Idaho
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