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singingcamel
09-25-2015, 10:02 AM
Just picked up a series 3 109 , sat for 4 yrs and its up and running.
No clutch from sitting ,clutch goes to the floor. Master clutch resevoir empty.
Filled it up , bled the slave cylinder and now have a rock hard clutch pedal.Wil obvious goe to the floor wth bleeding.
N obious signs of leaking from the master cylinder.
Any one been here before? thanks in advance.

SafeAirOne
09-25-2015, 02:26 PM
It sounds as if your clutch system isn't letting pressure dissipate back into the reservoir for whatever reason. Common reasons: improperly adjusted MC piston rod, faulty MC, obstruction in the hydraulics (like a bad flex hose), binding slave cylinder, binding clutch disk.

singingcamel
09-25-2015, 04:02 PM
I'm leaning towards the master cylinder, flex hose. Ya I agree, something binding. The clutch pedal had good movement so that pretty much ruled out the walnuts, the truck was full of them. I do thank you for your response.
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