So I bought this rig a few months ago knowing it had clutch problems. It was advertised as a bad slave cylinder. When I received it, the tranny was in nuetral, the clutch pedal would go all the way to the floor without pressure.
I inspected the bad slave cylinder and found that the plunger had become jambed open and the push rod bent from someone trying to push the clutch after it became stuck.
I replaced the slave cylinder & master cylinder & all hydraulic lines from the reservoir to the master to the slave.
When I try and bleed the system, the pressure from the clutch pedal pushes out the plunger in the slave cylinder normally. After that, it stays in the "out" or "down" position and does not return. The linkage from the clutch does not put pressure on it so it just stays in the "out" position. The pedal eventually becomes very stiff until I leave it alone for a minute or so.
Appears I have good flow through the system - I first thought I had picked up some dirt particles and clogged an orifice in the slave.
Is there supposed to be "up" pressure on the clutch linkage pushing up on the slave cylinder?
Hope someone can help.
Thanks!
Nate from Colorado
I inspected the bad slave cylinder and found that the plunger had become jambed open and the push rod bent from someone trying to push the clutch after it became stuck.
I replaced the slave cylinder & master cylinder & all hydraulic lines from the reservoir to the master to the slave.
When I try and bleed the system, the pressure from the clutch pedal pushes out the plunger in the slave cylinder normally. After that, it stays in the "out" or "down" position and does not return. The linkage from the clutch does not put pressure on it so it just stays in the "out" position. The pedal eventually becomes very stiff until I leave it alone for a minute or so.
Appears I have good flow through the system - I first thought I had picked up some dirt particles and clogged an orifice in the slave.
Is there supposed to be "up" pressure on the clutch linkage pushing up on the slave cylinder?
Hope someone can help.
Thanks!
Nate from Colorado
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