916 Pushrod Drilled My Cylinder

Discussion in '748 / 916 / 996 / 998' started by Rhys, Mar 7, 2015.

  1. Hello All.

    My pushrod has drilled through the oem slave cylinder on my '95 916. I can't remove the pushrod.
    I've ordered an Oberon cylinder, but wondered what else I need to fix the pushrod problem.
    Has something ceased....
    please advise....

    Thanks All
     
  2. It might be best to strip and check the whole clutch. The pushrod goes into a top hat type fitting pressed in to the pressure plate and quite often when you strip the clutch the pushrod comes out with the pressure plate.

    Clearly something is amiss and It's best to check rather than just change the slave cylinder.
     
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  3. Yep.... check the pressure plate bearing hasn't seized which is the normal cause
     
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  4. there are different length push rods.......especially linked to the 916 era......has it been changed at all...
     
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  5. Happened on mine. Bearing seized as said above
     
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  6. As above x 2, seized pressure plate bearing.
     
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  7. As above pressure plate bearing has likely seized, as such when you replace it I would also replace the oil seal in the clutch end of the shaft (that pushrod passes through) and the 2 'O' rings on the other end, assuming of course that the pushrod is still OK?

    While you're changing the oil seal check the bearing inside the shaft behind it as this might be damaged also? they are very cheap but can be a bastid to get out.

    I believe the latest pushrods have a pin through the slave cylinder end that locates into the slave (Oberon has the locating holes) so that it can't spin even if the bearing gets tight although I'm not sure what then gives?

    Newer pushrods are longer but the Oberon is designed for this and is also supplied with a spacer if you have the older, shorter pushrod (tip; check if you need it before fitting because once in it can be tricky to remove if you don't!)

    My advice is to consider the pressure plate bearing as a consumable and change it every couple of years, they cost less than a fiver from a decent bearing supplier.
     
    #7 Dukedesmo, Mar 7, 2015
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