The saga continues. Another grueling battle to no avail. Clutch slave no budge. Thanking Jake S, Marty and Dwight H. for advise so far but I seem to have a real stubborn one here. As a last ditch effort before the tow, I was thinking of gutting cylinder, insert metal rod and hammer away. Plausible idea? If so, do I need to remove release lever to remove guts? Fearing disaster, I have not tried heat yet. Thanks again.