Repeat Slave Cylindar problem?
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Repeat Slave Cylindar problem?
Hi,
Back in November I had to replace the slave cyl. in my '01 F150 (4.2, M5OD) due to a bad leak. Today I thought I felt the pedal to be a tiny bit "shallow" on the commute home and I checked it when I got back. Sure enough, there's a thin film of fluid on the bottom of the bellhousing!!!
The reservoir is still full, so it hasn't leaked much, but I can't have put more than 3000 miles on it since the repair! What the ?????
We have a baby due, well, LAST Saturday and work is enormously busy, but I guess I'm going to have to dig into it again. Or steal the wife's Expy while she's out of commission and PAY someone to do it! (
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What can cause this to go bad so soon? I'm VERY hesitant to believe that I just had the bad luck to get a sub-quality part... What would contribute to premature failure?
This is going to *HURT* me.
Thanks.
-Sam
Back in November I had to replace the slave cyl. in my '01 F150 (4.2, M5OD) due to a bad leak. Today I thought I felt the pedal to be a tiny bit "shallow" on the commute home and I checked it when I got back. Sure enough, there's a thin film of fluid on the bottom of the bellhousing!!!
The reservoir is still full, so it hasn't leaked much, but I can't have put more than 3000 miles on it since the repair! What the ?????
We have a baby due, well, LAST Saturday and work is enormously busy, but I guess I'm going to have to dig into it again. Or steal the wife's Expy while she's out of commission and PAY someone to do it! (
) What can cause this to go bad so soon? I'm VERY hesitant to believe that I just had the bad luck to get a sub-quality part... What would contribute to premature failure?
This is going to *HURT* me.
Thanks.
-Sam
