Turns out the problem was that the line had wallowed out, or widened on the end. When I pulled it off to remove the tranny, it just made it worse. Then I didn't shove it on there far enough. I trimmed the end off and it fits very snugly now. I got a lot more of it on the steel piping now. I think I may have a tiny air bubble still in there though. I'll have to bleed it again. --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote: > Everybody poo poo's plastic clutch line, but my truck's been running > one for 196,000 miles... > > I'd suspect master or slave cylinder walls pitted while car sat (are > just made of white metal), then scored piston seals when you started > moving them again. Seals actually have very small contact surface with > cylinder walls. Moreover, only thing lubricating them is brake fluid > in system (cylinder walls were bone dry when pistons started moving > again). My AMC uses Girling clutch htdraulics, and they have been > neverending source of problems. Good to go for a year or two, then > it's time for new seals. Fortunately I can buy for $15. > > Pump clutch pedal several times before every shift, and double clutch. > You'll loose a lot of fluid, but it'll get you home. Remember car can > be slam shifted too (name sounds terrible, but if you find sweet spots > will slip into gears as easy as can be. Is a good thing to practice > before you need it). One Christmas Eve, in Christmas Eve traffic, slam > shifted AMC home from post office with clutch pedal unwelded from > connecting rod, including several stop lights. If you know car well > enough can start it in gear with extremely little bucking & jerking. > > Bill Robertson > #5939 > > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote: > > I had my car running pretty well today considering I still have 6 > > injector seal leaks. > > > > Just when I was taking it around the lot for a test drive, the clutch > > went soft. I still have the old plastic line. I already intend to > > replace it with the braided stainless one. > > > > My question: Is this one of those "seperate the body from the frame" > > projects?, or can you run it without doing that? > > > > Mike C is bringing my seals and O-ring by tomorrow which is good. The > > car is still back-firing or doing these tiny but sharp "sneezes" out > > the exhaust pipe and/or back through the fuel/air mixture control > > unit. It happens less as the engine gets hotter. > > > > Is this a product of vacuum leaks, or should I be looking elsewhere? > > > > Rich > > #5335 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1693353/R=0/SIG=11t71ok4g/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=6 0178294&partid=3170658> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1693353/rand=867275761> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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