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A restraining strap for use with a clutch actuator of the type including a master cylinder, a slave cylinder, a conduit interconnecting the master cylinder and slave cylinder, and a piston in the slave cylinder moved reciprocally in the bore of the slave cylinder housing in response to operation of the vehicle clutch pedal. The clutch actuator is delivered in prefilled form without out output member of the slave cylinder, which is assembled by the motor vehicle manufacturer as a part of the clutch release lever assembly, and a restraining strap is provided to maintain the piston of the slave cylinder in a retracted position to maintain the prefilled system in a pressurized state and preclude the entry of air into the system during shipment, storage and installation of the system. The restraining strap includes a pair of strips secured at their rear ends to the front end of the slave cylinder housing and extending forwardly therefrom to a location forwardly of the front end of the slave cylinder housing and a reentrant tubular portion extending rearwardly into the open front end of the bore of the slave cylinder housing for engagement with the front end of the piston to maintain the piston in a retracted position.
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