Rainman
Wondering what my next vehicle will be...
(this is what I feel like)
Okay.
New slave cylinder.
New master cylinder.
New line and hose.
Clutch WILL move far enough to disengage the disc but only with a ratchet strap. I checked.
I've bled the system at least 6 times. Gravity bleed twice.
The pedal is soft all the way down.
The travel of the slave post is only about 1/2". Remove the slave from it's mount and try, it still only travels 1/2". I need about 1 1/2".
Every time I've bled the system, I've managed to get clear fluid for several tries afterwards. Most times, no air. The last attempt at this, I could actually hear what seemed to be air in the system. Quick bursts of it when the pedal was pumping 3 times. And slowly hear the "bloops" when releasing pressure. But no air comes out no matter how many times I bleed it.
It HAS to be air, doesn't it? Anyone have a new suggestion? My next attempt is to try to pump the fluid in reverse and see if I can push the air out the top. Not sure how that's going to work but I'm at the end of all methods I can think of.
My goal is to have this driving by tomorrow night!
Update:
When this get's figured out, I will add to this post the solution to this problem. I'll even try to change the thread title to Swapping out a 3 speed for a 4 speed transmission do's and don'ts. Or something like that.
Okay.
New slave cylinder.
New master cylinder.
New line and hose.
Clutch WILL move far enough to disengage the disc but only with a ratchet strap. I checked.
I've bled the system at least 6 times. Gravity bleed twice.
The pedal is soft all the way down.
The travel of the slave post is only about 1/2". Remove the slave from it's mount and try, it still only travels 1/2". I need about 1 1/2".
Every time I've bled the system, I've managed to get clear fluid for several tries afterwards. Most times, no air. The last attempt at this, I could actually hear what seemed to be air in the system. Quick bursts of it when the pedal was pumping 3 times. And slowly hear the "bloops" when releasing pressure. But no air comes out no matter how many times I bleed it.
It HAS to be air, doesn't it? Anyone have a new suggestion? My next attempt is to try to pump the fluid in reverse and see if I can push the air out the top. Not sure how that's going to work but I'm at the end of all methods I can think of.
My goal is to have this driving by tomorrow night!
Update:
When this get's figured out, I will add to this post the solution to this problem. I'll even try to change the thread title to Swapping out a 3 speed for a 4 speed transmission do's and don'ts. Or something like that.
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