Recent content by strewth

Hi, tried bleeding the master cylinder from the bottom. No joy, filled up quickly but couldn't get any resistance on the pedal. Bled in normally again, got some pedal but still not as heavy as it used to be, still couldn't select a gear with engine running. Called AA. Bloke reckoned the...

Hi, yes, bleed nipple at the top. The fluid in the reservoir was black, that was one of the reasons I swapped the master cylinder for a new one, but no change. I've v little experience of bleeding clutches. What would it feel like - the pedal doesn't feel as heavy as it did Will see if i can...

Hi, thank you for your replies, sorry for being a bit dim. It's a discovery 1, 300tdi, 1995 Spent evening bypassing the clutch damper, taking the slave cylinder out (looked fine, not wet under the dust cap, piston moves smoothly) putting it back together, bleeding it and finding that nothing has...

Hi, I'm hoping somebody can advise me on a clutch problem. Approaching lights, go to stop, brakes, dip clutch - won't come out of gear. Comes out as slow down. Then won't go back in. Lots of crunchy noises. Limp home. Had a new clutch 3 years ago, new heavy duty fork, new slave cylinder...