Hi guys. Been a while. Went for a short drive Sunday after 2 days of working on taxes. Beautiful day, heading back home on a county road when I came to a turn and when I hit the clutch I heard a snapping sound. Idiot that I am forgot that the clutch was hydraulic and not a cable so I sat in the car talking on the phone while I waited for the flatbed. 45 minutes later when I go to open the rear deck lid, I saw that the hose to the slave clutch cylinder had detached and sprayed clutch fluid all over my pristine shiny, painted, polished, waxed engine bay [insert screams of horror here]. I always carried water in the car for emergencies but didn't have any this time. It was too late anyway. Needless to say the paint is ruined, but luckily none got outside to the body.
With just a hose that just slips onto the slave cylinder I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often.
Why did this happen and how do you prevent it from happening again? Use a braided line?
-William
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