re. Bleeding the clutch - what am I doing wrong?

Ben Swann bswann at worldnet.att.net
Tue Oct 1 00:13:41 EDT 2002


You need to power bleed the clutch slave.  Failing that you need either
master or slave cyl. or likely both as the both tend to go around the same
time.  A complete system flush with new brake fluid may keep the problem at
bay, and prevent other brake problems as well.

Regards,

Ben

[Here's a suite to my Typ 89 clutch problem (a week or so ago the clutch
pedal stopped returning).  I installed a new master and a new slave
cylinder
today.  I also replaced the rubber tube connecting the brake fluid
reservoir
to the master cylinder.  I filled up the reservoir and started bleeding the
system.  Result:  still no clutch.  No resistance until about 3/4 of the
way.  The pedal stays down.  I can see two possibilities:  1) I didn't
bleed
it properly and there is still air in the system, or 2) some other
component
is defective.
<snip>

Heeelp!  I'm out of ideas.

Radek
1988 90Q
1991 V8Q 5-sp.]





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