I found the piston seals in my slave were nasty gooey too, but that was from Dot3 and sitting idle for 18 years-no idea before that. Probably factory.
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: I purchased a clutch master cylinder and
: installed it today. I disassembled the
: old MC.
:
: Inside I found that the
: "front" seal that controls
: the flow of fluid out of the reservoir
: had failed. It was gooey and had
: sluffed off some material that was
: probably blocking the valving. The
: bore was pristine.
:
: This car has had used DOT-5 fluid since
: its resurrection 22 years ago. All the
: brake and clutch rubber was replaced
: back then so I am very surprised to see
: seal failure. I guess 22 years is not
: bad for seal life. However, it's made
: me think that perhaps I should rebuild
: the brakes soon... just in case.
:
: Doug L.
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