My Greenline is in for a clutch today, I provided the Luk 3 piece clutch kit. 

 

My mechanic has called this morning telling me clutch kits for this car 'always' have a slave cylinder included?

 

Is this the case? 

I don’t know, but going by the number of slave cylinder problems that have been posted, and that it’s a gearbox out job, I would be tempted to replace it anyway.

Most of the slave cylinder problems are those reported by the garages wanting to make more money, the only failure mode is leakage and it is very very easy to test with nothing other than a hose clamp or mole grip on the flexible pipe leading to the bleed block.

 

If there is leakage then the brake fluid reservoir low warning lamp will come on very quickly, I have yet to read of any owner mentioning this when they have been advised that they need a new slave cylinder.

 

I understand your sentiment regarding replacing it anyway if you are paying the labour.

 

I would be considering replacing the DMF before the concentric slave cylinder.

Edited 15 March, 20215 yr by J.R.

Just collected the car, the difference in the clutch pedal is night and day. 

 

No other issue reported, and an innocent "nope" when the question was asked. 

 

With my 'work head' on I couldn't understand why he's left all the seats in the back down, the boot carpet wedged up behind the parcel shelf,  and 2 litres of GOMAN rearbox oil (?) on the bill.

 

Still it now drives beautifully and that's all that matters.  

 

 

4 hours ago, J.R. said:

I would be considering replacing the DMF before the concentric slave cylinder.

No DMF on the Greenline.