clutch hydraulics problem

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In a message dated 3/2/2002 6:36:23 AM Mountain Standard Time,
kbogach at comcast.net writes:


> It is my daily driver and I don't have a garage. So, I need to fix it ASAP.
> I
> need need to know
> 1. Can slave cylinder leak internally?
> 2. Could I ruin master cylinder depressing the clutch several times before
> adding brake fluid to reservoir? (I removed brake fluid from reservoir to
> just
> below the tee to clutch MC)
> 3. Could be an air in the system after I got 1/3 liter of steady fluid flow
> from bleeder valve?
>

It doesn't seem that your getting much response on this unless they are all
responding off list.
I may not be of much help, but I have done this on 2 CGT's and an URQ. I
don't think you could ruin the new MC by one "dry" push unless it was not
properly rebuilt in the fist place. Can you check to make sure the clutch is
in fact disengaging when the pedal goes down and stays down. If it disengages
and then slowly re-engages, you still have air in the system. If it doesn't
release at all, then soemthing is likely still wrong with the MC (which I
doubt).
I have replaced 2 MCs without doing the slave, and they are going strong. I
have also had to do the opposite.
With some cars, I'm not sure about yours, the vertical drop of the line to
the slave is longer travel than one pump will provide, and therefore the
bubble moves back and forth and is never purged. We had a similar problem
with a friends URQ, and had to pressure bleed it.
Strange situation. Good luck.

Dennis
Denver
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