How to remove clutch slave cylinder in MG Midget?
How to remove clutch slave cylinder in MG Midget?
One can also reach it by lying under the car and reaching up from near to the gearbox mount and sliding your forearm along above the chassis rail until your fingers can get a small open ended spanner onto the top bolt. But you will be working by feel so its not easy!
How big should the clutch be on an MGB Midget?
There is a magic number here, being the amount of movement there should be at the slave cylinder. In an MGB it is 11mm but I can’t remember what a Midget should be and our ones here have all got non-standard clutches so I can’t measure at present.
What’s the difference between MGA and MGB master cylinders?
A less common cause of insufficient travel is the wrong size cylinders. MGA master cylinder should be 7/8″, MGB 3/4″, Midget/Sprite are 7/8″ (948cc engines) 3/4″ (1098cc engines) and 0.7″ (1275cc engines). Slave cylinders are MGA and MGB 1.25″, 1275 Midget 1″, 1098 Midget I think is 7/8″ but need to check as the grey matter is getting challenged!
What causes a clutch problem on an MGA midget?
A common mistake is to assume that insufficient travel is down to the slave cylinder pushrod being too short, and to lengthen the pushrod in response. In the MGA, MGB and Midget, this is a complete waste of time and may cause other problems.
One can also reach it by lying under the car and reaching up from near to the gearbox mount and sliding your forearm along above the chassis rail until your fingers can get a small open ended spanner onto the top bolt. But you will be working by feel so its not easy!
There is a magic number here, being the amount of movement there should be at the slave cylinder. In an MGB it is 11mm but I can’t remember what a Midget should be and our ones here have all got non-standard clutches so I can’t measure at present.
A less common cause of insufficient travel is the wrong size cylinders. MGA master cylinder should be 7/8″, MGB 3/4″, Midget/Sprite are 7/8″ (948cc engines) 3/4″ (1098cc engines) and 0.7″ (1275cc engines). Slave cylinders are MGA and MGB 1.25″, 1275 Midget 1″, 1098 Midget I think is 7/8″ but need to check as the grey matter is getting challenged!
A common mistake is to assume that insufficient travel is down to the slave cylinder pushrod being too short, and to lengthen the pushrod in response. In the MGA, MGB and Midget, this is a complete waste of time and may cause other problems.
