My 1959 Mark 1 had a slow clutch fluid leak. Now the pedal has totally has lost pressure. I haven't found a mechanic nearby to either rebuild or replace the clutch cylinder. I live near Fort Worth, Texas. One said you must drop the transmission to get at the clutch cylinder. Does anyone have advice about this?

 

A new vehicle with a standard have a concentric slave cylinder that is mounted in the centre of the bell housing; that needs the trans dropped to get at it, but not the Jaguar, it's simply mounted on the side, and is operated with a fork.
Whom ever told you that doesn't know what they're talking about, and if that person is a mechanic, I wouldn't go there.

 

Thanks Jeff. That's good news.

 

Even an amateur mechanic with an adjustable spanner can remove the slave cylinder from under the car in ten minutes. Buy a new set of seals or even a new slave cylinder and you could have it back on the road in an afternoon.

 

Clutch slave cylinder Right Hand Side of bell housing and easily accessible. For easy bleeding nipple up.

 

Thanks Cass!

 

Thanks Glyn!