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Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 05:03:08 GMT
From: "LC" <goalie22nospamail.com>
Subject: Re: Clutch Master Cylinder or Pedal Problem?


How hard is it to bleed the clutch clyinders once you put the new MC on? "Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message news:36pfj6F55dlq7U1nospamvidual.net... > On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 13:56:08 GMT, John B <rotten_NOSPAM_nospam.org> wrote: >> >> It could be a problem with either. If it's the pedal, the cause would be >> wear >> on the metal where the pedal is pinned to the master cylinder piston. If >> you >> stick your head down there and look (might need to remove knee bolster), >> you >> would see an oblong hole in the clutch pedal rather than a circular hole. > > I _just_ had my clutch m/c on my '86 900 fail. The bolster can stay, > but if you have an air distribution duct (black plastic thing), that needs > to be moved out of the way to see what you're doing. > > In the case of mine, the "saddle" wore through & broke off the end of the > pushrod going into the m/c. I'm going to drill and tap a thread into the > pushrod, screw the saddle back on, and _then_ braze it together > (belt & suspenders approach). > >> If it's the master cylinder, it would likely be leaky seals, though it >> could >> also be the return spring inside the cylinder (I replaced one of these >> springs >> myself a few months back). Taking the cylinder out isn't extremely >> difficult, >> but you will have to bleed the clutch when you are done. > > If the bore of the cyl is good, you can do the whole job from inside the > passenger compartment if you enjoy being upside-down more than you enjoy > getting at that one fitting. But, unless you have huge forearms, it's > easy enough to go the one extra step and take the fitting out of the front > of > the m/c. > > Dave Hinz >

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