This isn't a request for advice, but a little bit of information regarding a recent (as in I just finished showering the crud off) repair to my 78 FJ40. I figure if putting this down in a place that I've gone to for help before saves one bloodly knuckle or trip to the parts store it would be worthwhile.
A couple of weeks ago "something" went wrong with my Master Cylinder. I was leaking hydraulic fluid onto my foot and the clutch went completely soft. After a ride-of-shame tow home I figured it was time to swap out the master and while I was at it I'd get the slave swapped too.
I ended up going through my local NAPA store to get the master, slave, and a new hydraulic hose after ordered them "online" where the parts were "in the warehouse". I think for NAPA the "warehouse" is a euphemism for "at another store". Their system showed that I could use one of four 9" or 10" hoses. I ended up having to pay almost as much for shipping on the hose than what it cost.
When I went to install the hose, the 10" was too short. You really need a 12" or 13". Luckily I was able to search for hoses by connection type (M10 x1 female one end, male on the other) and size. By the time it was all done I was three trips to the local NAPA store for parts.
I hooked everything up and although I was getting a little air to come through when bleeding, it wouldn't bleed. I was just too frustrated to deal with it, so I left it for a few days. I knew the line wasn't blocked, but I disconnected it at the master to try and blow some air through. While I was at it I pushed in the clutch and .......nothing. It ended up the push rod clevis was too far in on the push rod. I simply set it at the same length as the old set was.
This wasn't anything I had read when researching my problem.
It seemed to me that some of the setup would need to be exactly the same, but there I go making an assumption. I had to play with things a few times to get it right, but I finally prevailed and am back on the road.
If I had to do it all over again I would have gone ahead and paid the $50 or so to get an all-new steel braided hose to replace the one hydraulic hose and the old steel line. Thirty-four years of being connected to the old system really got in the way. I think If I had replaced the line I would have shaved hours off of the repair, as well as a few bloody knuckles and a lot of frustration. What should have been an easy job was anything but.
A couple of weeks ago "something" went wrong with my Master Cylinder. I was leaking hydraulic fluid onto my foot and the clutch went completely soft. After a ride-of-shame tow home I figured it was time to swap out the master and while I was at it I'd get the slave swapped too.
I ended up going through my local NAPA store to get the master, slave, and a new hydraulic hose after ordered them "online" where the parts were "in the warehouse". I think for NAPA the "warehouse" is a euphemism for "at another store". Their system showed that I could use one of four 9" or 10" hoses. I ended up having to pay almost as much for shipping on the hose than what it cost.
When I went to install the hose, the 10" was too short. You really need a 12" or 13". Luckily I was able to search for hoses by connection type (M10 x1 female one end, male on the other) and size. By the time it was all done I was three trips to the local NAPA store for parts.
I hooked everything up and although I was getting a little air to come through when bleeding, it wouldn't bleed. I was just too frustrated to deal with it, so I left it for a few days. I knew the line wasn't blocked, but I disconnected it at the master to try and blow some air through. While I was at it I pushed in the clutch and .......nothing. It ended up the push rod clevis was too far in on the push rod. I simply set it at the same length as the old set was.
This wasn't anything I had read when researching my problem.
It seemed to me that some of the setup would need to be exactly the same, but there I go making an assumption. I had to play with things a few times to get it right, but I finally prevailed and am back on the road.
If I had to do it all over again I would have gone ahead and paid the $50 or so to get an all-new steel braided hose to replace the one hydraulic hose and the old steel line. Thirty-four years of being connected to the old system really got in the way. I think If I had replaced the line I would have shaved hours off of the repair, as well as a few bloody knuckles and a lot of frustration. What should have been an easy job was anything but.
