clutch slave cylinder leaking

[dave lfc]

hi everyone my clutch slave cylinder is leaking gearbox end and basicly had no clutch today.so followed the wiki and soaked the various nuts/bolts and got them all loose.the 2 nuts at the end of the plastic pipe underneath the van i have got them moving but as i try and back them off the plastic pipe starts to turn aswell,shouldnt the larger nut back off from the other nut on a thread?so i have soaked that nut in wd40 again.also the nut and bolts that hold the slave cylinder on are quite awkward to get at. am i best to take the bracket on the back of gearbox bolt/nut and the one on the side and then take it off from the bracket while it is off the van,cheers dave

[jrt]

Evening, did mine the other year and just had to replace the already knackered boot-20 months old (in situ') tonight.
When i did mine i gave the nuts a good soak in plusgas beforehand. I had to take the slave off with the metal pipe still attached because the nut was a right git to undo under the van. Soon came off when i had it on a workbench. Yes the two bolts that hold the slave to the bracket are a bit fiddly but with a bit of perseverance they will come undone, you could always split the nut off. Don't know about taking the bracket off-sorry. Someone who does will be along soon.
David.

[bigherb]

the 2 nuts at the end of the plastic pipe underneath the van i have got them moving but as i try and back them off the plastic pipe starts to turn aswell,shouldnt the larger nut back off from the other nut on a thread?s

Just remove the plastic pipe from the cylinder. If the nut on the pipe twists the pipe, just turn the cylinder instead once you have removed the mounting bolts.