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Old May 29th 05, 01:47 AM
Eric
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That's pretty much what had to be done. But I didn't know that at the
time...

Eric
"Will Honea" > wrote in message
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> Not being a true believer in the pump-it-til-it-works bleeding scheme,
> I used a different method when I changed my (external ) slave a whie
> back. First, the replacement did NOT have a hole drilled thru in the
> "bleed" port so that way was out. OK, next step. Unhooked the
> plactic straps so that the slave plunger would extend, let the slave
> hang down and filled the mc. Worked the slave plunger in and out
> SLOWLY while the wife watched the mc reservoir - watching for bubbles
> and keeping it full. Took about 5-6 full strokes of the slave to get
> all the bubbles out. Hooked up the plactic straps and installed it.
> No problems. If it bleeds down while just setting, suspect the
> master, not the slave.
>
> On Sat, 28 May 2005 04:22:55 UTC "Eric" >
> wrote:
>
>> Took the slave out and followed the directions. Although getting the
>> shaft
>> lined back up with the fork on the clutch took some finesse, it's back in
>> and smoother. If I'd only done that the first time...
>>
>> The mechanical sound is there, but different. Guess the first sound was
>> actually two sounds together. Now the click, clunk, grind, whatever,
>> seems
>> to be coming from inside the tranny itself. Seems to be related to the
>> clutch or release fork. It's not the slave making the noise (unless the
>> shaft is binding against something, but I can't imagine what).
>>
>> Is my clutch about to go? Thoughts? Thanks!
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> "Eric" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Ok, got the clutch slave in and installed it. Something just wasn't
>> > right -- I couldn't get the fluid to flow from the master cyl through
>> > the
>> > line and come out of the bleeder on the slave. Kept pushing the clutch
>> > in
>> > and out until I had worked my way through 1.5 master cyl's worth of
>> > fluid.
>> > STILL, nothing coming out of the slave. However, now the slave was
>> > engaging the clutch. I could have it in gear, push in the clutch, and
>> > roll. Hmmm...
>> >
>> > Worked it some more, and the clutch felt like new. Better than it ever
>> > has in the past two years. So, I ensured the proper amount of fluid
>> > was
>> > in the master, put the grommet in, put the bleeder screw back into the
>> > slave (though having it out did nothing) and off I went. I stopped
>> > every
>> > few miles, and nothing would change. Clutch was good, and fluid was
>> > good.
>> > Got onto the highway and 5 minutes later I didn't have a clutch.
>> > SCARY!
>> > I pumped it a LOT and it came back.
>> >
>> > So, in town, I had a perfectly normal clutch (stop and go driving).
>> > When
>> > it wasn't used, it wouldn't work. So I got it to the point of almost
>> > not
>> > working (clutch pedal would go almost to the floor before working) and
>> > pulled over to look in the master cyl. Nothing wrong. No bubbles, no
>> > change in fluid level, nothing. Pumped the clutch once or twice, and
>> > it
>> > was back to normal. Get home, in the garage, and notice a mechanical
>> > feel
>> > to the pedal. Shut off the TJ, and sure enough, I can hear the slave
>> > working. It... grinds.. when the pedal is almost to the floor.
>> >
>> > What the heck?? Did I get a bad part?!? I thought it was odd it
>> > wouldn't
>> > bleed... HELP!!!
>> >
>> > Eric
>> >

>>
>>

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> --
> Will Honea



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