Two spots of fluid from the flywheel hole on garage floor

[RIP james]

Seems like the slave is leaking fluid. Pedal seems softer.Goes in gear still easy.Last two drives there was these spots. How long will it go for until it stop working?

Post your experiance of this problem. Please.

Edited by RIP james on Saturday 18th January 21:56

[Dickie Dastardly]

Not long i would suggest. Just done mine after the gear selection became notchy, i didn't have any fluid on the garage floor but it was damp between the gearbox and the rear of the bellhousing.

[softtop]

you may get a further year or two but depending on how much cash you have you will either need to sort it yourself or pay to have it done. The job is not that easy unless you are a comfortable mechanic.

[RIP james]

Has anyone had this,the Slaves been in nearly 5 years.

[330p4]

I had this first happened in bordeaux it will still run if you keep an eye on the fluid level but no telling how long. The original seals turn to mush suggest you fit replacement cylinder seal replacement is never that seccessful IMO
Ian

[RIP james]

Been out today still a bit wet round the Gearbox and the bellhousing still going in gear ok.

[ratboiler]

Mine is same, I was told not to be too concerned about it and that if the level drops while you are using the car a level gauge will alert you with a red warning light (handbrake one as I remember) check the level and live with it till the clutch goes.
A year down the line and mine is still OK touch wood.

[jamieduff1981]

How big is the reservoir on Tuscans? The Cerbera one is tiny. Once you suck air in at the master cylinder it's game over and you're waiting for the AA to send out a van to confirm you need a flat bed recovery truck 4 hours later. You'll get maybe 3 or 4 difficult gear changes before it packs in completely so whilst you can nurse it home by rev matching and crashing the gearbox if desperate, if you get a red traffic light you're knackered.

I'd just do it now if I were you. It took me 1.5 days doing it in the driveway on a Cerb. A Tuscan will be similar. It's not difficult, but it is a little time consuming.

I agree with the above comment about replacement seals too. Mine were 500 miles old and failed on the drive home from buying it.

Make sure whoever ends up doing the work lubricates the new seals with red rubber grease - NOT general purpose grease which will dissolve the seals (I believe a major aggrivating factor on mine).