Bleeding Clutch Series 3

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Geof Delmege

Guest

• Jul 8, 2006

• #1

Have replaced both slave and master cylinders also the flexible line but
still can't get a firm pedal or the clutch to work. About half a litre of
fluid used! The pedal gets soert of firm over about the last inch of travel.
Any ideas I'm fed up grovelling under the bloody thing!!

Regards

Geof

 

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Tom Woods

Guest

• Jul 8, 2006

• #2

On Sat, 8 Jul 2006 17:38:22 +0100, "Geof Delmege"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Have replaced both slave and master cylinders also the flexible line but
>still can't get a firm pedal or the clutch to work. About half a litre of
>fluid used! The pedal gets soert of firm over about the last inch of travel.
>Any ideas I'm fed up grovelling under the bloody thing!!

get a pressure bleeder. You can buy a gunsons easibleed in halfords
for under £15. I never used to have one of these, and spent hours
trying to bleed things. Wouldnt even think about trying it without one
now!

 

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Derek

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• Jul 8, 2006

• #3

"Geof Delmege" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Have replaced both slave and master cylinders also the flexible line but
> still can't get a firm pedal or the clutch to work. About half a litre of
> fluid used! The pedal gets soert of firm over about the last inch of
> travel.
> Any ideas I'm fed up grovelling under the bloody thing!!
>
> Regards
>
> Geof
>
Have you checked underneath to see if you are getting movement on
the arm I get the sneaky idea you may be losing motion somewhere along the
line either the push rod might need a little adjustment or possibly the
release bearing is past its sell by.
Derek

 

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Bob Hobden

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• Jul 8, 2006

• #4

"Geof Delmege" wrote ...
> Have replaced both slave and master cylinders also the flexible line but
> still can't get a firm pedal or the clutch to work. About half a litre of
> fluid used! The pedal gets soert of firm over about the last inch of
> travel.
> Any ideas I'm fed up grovelling under the bloody thing!!
>
Old trick. Press the pedal right in and wedge it there with something, go to
bed and leave it like that as long as possible. Try again the next morning
or later.

--
Regards
Bob
"Never get so busy making a living
that you forget to make a life" Anon.

 

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Ripley

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• Jul 9, 2006

• #5

"Bob Hobden" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Geof Delmege" wrote ...
>> Have replaced both slave and master cylinders also the flexible line but
>> still can't get a firm pedal or the clutch to work. About half a litre of
>> fluid used! The pedal gets soert of firm over about the last inch of
>> travel.
>> Any ideas I'm fed up grovelling under the bloody thing!!
>>
> Old trick. Press the pedal right in and wedge it there with something, go
> to bed and leave it like that as long as possible. Try again the next
> morning or later.
>
> --
> Tried pressure bleeding my range rover clutch twice with little success,
> my old
man kept saying get the front end in the air and do it. So on the third
attempt we
got the front end up on ramps and successfully bled the clutch.
The sod is still walking around with a smile on his face!

>
>
>

 

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beamendsltd

Guest

• Jul 9, 2006

• #6

In message <[email protected]>
"Geof Delmege" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Have replaced both slave and master cylinders also the flexible line but
> still can't get a firm pedal or the clutch to work. About half a litre of
> fluid used! The pedal gets soert of firm over about the last inch of travel.
> Any ideas I'm fed up grovelling under the bloody thing!!
>
> Regards
>
> Geof
>
>

You have got the bleed nipple at the top? It might be a bugger to
get at like that, but with the nipple at the bottom it will never
successfully bleed.

Richard
--
www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk [email protected]
RISC-OS - Where have all the good guys gone?
Lib Dems - Townies keeping comedy alive

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Jul 10, 2006

• #7

On or around Sat, 08 Jul 2006 19:10:20 +0100, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Sat, 8 Jul 2006 17:38:22 +0100, "Geof Delmege"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Have replaced both slave and master cylinders also the flexible line but
>>still can't get a firm pedal or the clutch to work. About half a litre of
>>fluid used! The pedal gets soert of firm over about the last inch of travel.
>>Any ideas I'm fed up grovelling under the bloody thing!!
>
>get a pressure bleeder. You can buy a gunsons easibleed in halfords
>for under £15. I never used to have one of these, and spent hours
>trying to bleed things. Wouldnt even think about trying it without one
>now!

and for some reason which eludes me clutches are far and a away the most
difficult thing to bleed.

one other point, make sure you've set the master cylinder pushrod right - it
needs a bit of slack in it.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
In Touch: Get in touch with yourself by touching yourself.
If somebody is watching, stop touching yourself.
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.

 

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Geof Delmege

Guest

• Jul 11, 2006

• #8

No it is at the bottom as I thought it would be easier to get at, silly me.
I'll put it the other way up and give it another go.
I'll let you know
Thanks

Geof
"beamendsltd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:c8dda8434e%[email protected]...
> In message <[email protected]>
> "Geof Delmege" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Have replaced both slave and master cylinders also the flexible line but
> > still can't get a firm pedal or the clutch to work. About half a litre
of
> > fluid used! The pedal gets soert of firm over about the last inch of
travel.
> > Any ideas I'm fed up grovelling under the bloody thing!!
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Geof
> >
> >
>
> You have got the bleed nipple at the top? It might be a bugger to
> get at like that, but with the nipple at the bottom it will never
> successfully bleed.
>
> Richard
> --
> www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk [email protected]
> RISC-OS - Where have all the good guys gone?
> Lib Dems - Townies keeping comedy alive

 

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James Wrensch

Guest

• Jul 17, 2006

• #9

I have also seen an extension break pipe fitted in place of the bleed nipple
up into the engine bay making access hell of a lot easier.

James
Cape Town


Geof Delmege <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> No it is at the bottom as I thought it would be easier to get at, silly
me.
> I'll put it the other way up and give it another go.
> I'll let you know
> Thanks
>
> Geof
> "beamendsltd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:c8dda8434e%[email protected]...
> > In message <[email protected]>
> > "Geof Delmege" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Have replaced both slave and master cylinders also the flexible line
but
> > > still can't get a firm pedal or the clutch to work. About half a litre
> of
> > > fluid used! The pedal gets soert of firm over about the last inch of
> travel.
> > > Any ideas I'm fed up grovelling under the bloody thing!!
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Geof
> > >
> > >
> >
> > You have got the bleed nipple at the top? It might be a bugger to
> > get at like that, but with the nipple at the bottom it will never
> > successfully bleed.
> >
> > Richard
> > --
> > www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk [email protected]
> > RISC-OS - Where have all the good guys gone?
> > Lib Dems - Townies keeping comedy alive
>
>