Clutch bleeding issues (fixed…ish) (1 Viewer)

[TheMissingLINX]

Hey all, was hoping to get some suggestions or for someone to find an error or something ive missed while dealing with this issue on my hzj75.

Slave or master cylinder shat itself on the way home so i replaced both, while bleeding ive gotten the pedal to maintain a bit of pressure but its only about half as stiff as it used to be and its also not enough to disengage the clutch enough to change gears while car is running.

I bled the master cylinder on the car (cracked the outlet hose while my helper depressed the clutch and i made sure fluid came out before nipping it back up).

I then bled at the nipple on the slave probably a good 15-20 times and i cant get it to hold any more pressure.

I feel like just continuing with the same method is not the right answer but im running out of ideas. Thanks in advance!

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[TheMissingLINX]

Hey all, was hoping to get some suggestions or for someone to find an error or something ive missed while dealing with this issue on my hzj75.

Slave or master cylinder shat itself on the way home so i replaced both, while bleeding ive gotten the pedal to maintain a bit of pressure but its only about half as stiff as it used to be and its also not enough to disengage the clutch enough to change gears while car is running.

I bled the master cylinder on the car (cracked the outlet hose while my helper depressed the clutch and i made sure fluid came out before nipping it back up).

I then bled at the nipple on the slave probably a good 15-20 times and i cant get it to hold any more pressure.

I feel like just continuing with the same method is not the right answer but im running out of ideas. Thanks in advance!

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Nevermind gents found the issue, clutch fork was fairly rusty and my heavy duty clutch finished it off snapped it. Joy…

 

[TheMissingLINX]

Bent clutch fork was the problem the whole time

 

[Eurasiaoverland]

Good find. Looking at the fork, does it look like the pivot point wore over time, weakening it? It would be interesting to know how it failed. Were there any symptoms leading up to it?

 

[TheMissingLINX]

Good find. Looking at the fork, does it look like the pivot point wore over time, weakening it? It would be interesting to know how it failed. Were there any symptoms leading up to it?

Rust + a heavy duty clutch, the clutch fork wasnt replaced when clutch was done so it became the weak point as its probably really old, potentially even the original.

The pivot bolt seems fine to me in all honesty, the clutch fork boot has been torn for a few years, so i think a combination or age and a bit of water getting in caused the fork to rust on its weakest point.

There wasnt any symptoms leading up to it, clutch pedal felt fine and then just cruising through a roundabout on the way home, i went to downshift and couldnt get it back into gear all of a sudden.