Hi Guys,

I just received a new hydraulic slave cylinder throw-out bearing for my manual transmission cat.

I have replaced many clutches and slave cylinders, but this one is my first all in one units.

It looks odd to me as it sits on the bench not hooked to any hydraulics. There is a spring behind the bearing pushing it out as if it was disengaging the clutch. The spring would not have the strength to disengage the clutch so that is where the hydraulic comes into place. So it is just holding it in place. I also know that a throwout bearing riding on the pressure plate with overheat and die soon.

Do the hydraulics push the bearing out beyond the distance of the spring?

I would have designed (with my common sense engineering degree) to have the spring hold the bearing away from the pressure plate until the hydraulics push it out.

How is this unit adjusting the free play as the clutch wears out?

 

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