Hi i have been replacing the clutch in my 04 corolla and when I was almost done and put the slave cylinder back on the engine it was hard to return the slave cylinder piston to get the actuator pin situated and i had to open the bleeder valve and push pretty hard to get the cyl to retract so i could put the actuator pin in and bolt it on the engine i noticed some rust inside where the piston was.
After i got the slave cyl installed I then pressed the clutch and the clutch pedal gets hard to press and if i go tap on the slave cyl with a hammer it will return . I have a theory that the piston expanded up to the rusty part and then got rust in the piston and is now seizing ,i didn't open the bleeder valve as i took the master cyl off so the cyl might have crept up to the rust and fubared it and need a replacement or am i missing something else?
thanks.
After i got the slave cyl installed I then pressed the clutch and the clutch pedal gets hard to press and if i go tap on the slave cyl with a hammer it will return . I have a theory that the piston expanded up to the rusty part and then got rust in the piston and is now seizing ,i didn't open the bleeder valve as i took the master cyl off so the cyl might have crept up to the rust and fubared it and need a replacement or am i missing something else?
thanks.
