RE: [doc] Clutch master cylinder

["Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham@xxxx>]

Dan,

If the pedal doesn't seem to be doing anything, then you clearly have some
sort of problem, The simplest, cheapest thing to do is to re-bleed the
system ( I understand that the nipple in the slave cylinder is difficult to
get at!)

Top up with fluid, bleed, keep locking up the nipple and see if you can
get "a pedal" as we old mechanics used to say.

You may find that you can get one, then the fluid may leak some where and
the "pedal" fails.
Or you may find that you cant pump up any fluid in the first place, in which
case your master cylinder is NBG. OR the pedal may fail after a day or after
initial success, again that would be the master cylinder.

You will simply have to try a few options.

Chris P


-----Original Message-----
From: funkymcfly [mailto:danielpwillis@xxxx]
Sent: 26 April 2002 13:33
To: doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [doc] Clutch master cylinder


Hi all,

Since I'm no nearer to getting my car MOT'd (headlights are still no nearer
to me than the Diesel Centre.. french!) I'm going to take my clutch problem.

On investigation I can get the car to shift gears without the engine
running. When she is running... not a chance. It's been getting
progressively worse over the weeks to a point now where the engine MUST not
be running to get her out of reverse and in to first. I think that there is
no pressure in the clutch system - therefore a faulty master cylinder? I've
not had the time to check and with the weather like it is here (lashing with
rain) I may not get to check over the weekend either... Any pointers of
tests I can run? Price of a master cylinder off hand? (if it's that?)

Of course, the fluid bottle may have split and dumped it's contents.... but
again, I can't check yet!

Still.. got till July 14th to fix it :o(

Dan
Vin#5284 - Hana



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