Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 10:59:18 -0400 From: "Fred W." <Fred.Willsnospamove this to reply to' myrealbox.com> Subject: Re: clutch play? (c900)
"Grunff" <grunffnospam.com> wrote in message news:2tna1jF2369n7U1nospamberlin.de... > Fred W. wrote: > >> Yeah, I have that symptom too on my daughter's '98 900SE. It had a new >> clutch and slave cyl. installed just before we bought it. I'm pretty >> sure that it has some trapped air in the clutch line somewhere, but from >> everything I have seen, bleeding the clutch hydraulics is a tricky >> situation. I think you may have to remove the slave cylinder (which >> means the trans has to be pulled) to really get all the air out >> completely. >> >> Any comments? > > Not sufficiently familiar with NG900s to comment with confidence, but they > are very similar to 9k clutches, which I am familiar with. > > Pressure bleeding will remove the air. It works very well on 9ks and > C900s. Either buy a pressure bleeding kit, or make one out of a £10 garden > sprayer. Great for brakes too. Thanks, I do have one (home-made) already. I'll investigate that possibility. My assumption was that the slave cylinder, being so low would not allow the air to pass out. But maybe if the flushing is done fast enough it will. I'll let you know after I give it a try this weekend. -Fred W
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