So I removed the old line going into the clutch slave with no problems, unbolted the two bolts holding the cylinder in ....removed it slowly. Metal plunger came out fine....but then the metal plunger just fell out of the transmission bell housing. Hmm...that doesn't seem right.
Upon closer inspection.... I noticed the plastic tab that the metal plunger goes through only had one little plastic arm. I believe it may have had two at one point to keep it from falling out of the bellhousing. With that said, I proceeded to install the new slave anyway after lining the plunger up and re-setting the plastic tab with only its one arm through the squarish ovalish hole it is suppose to reside in...inside the bellhousing.
Proceeded to install new cylinder. Got it bolted up, lined up and screwed in the line. Bled it out really good until there were absolutely no air bubbles coming out of the slave. Now the shifter shifts between gears without being stuck....only problem is that the clutch is super super soft now....I can push it to the floor with one finger....my gut is telling me that is not right. I had my wife in there pumping the clutch while I was underneath inspecting to see if air was coming out....nope. Pure fluid.
So with that said, I have not had a chance to crank the rover up yet....but cranking it up wouldn't have anything to do with a super soft clutch right? Maybe my old slave was so worn out that I was used to pushing really hard to disengage the clutch.
Tranny is LT77 and Transfer case is LT230....2.5L Milspec engine.
Thoughts? Ideas?
Upon closer inspection.... I noticed the plastic tab that the metal plunger goes through only had one little plastic arm. I believe it may have had two at one point to keep it from falling out of the bellhousing. With that said, I proceeded to install the new slave anyway after lining the plunger up and re-setting the plastic tab with only its one arm through the squarish ovalish hole it is suppose to reside in...inside the bellhousing.
Proceeded to install new cylinder. Got it bolted up, lined up and screwed in the line. Bled it out really good until there were absolutely no air bubbles coming out of the slave. Now the shifter shifts between gears without being stuck....only problem is that the clutch is super super soft now....I can push it to the floor with one finger....my gut is telling me that is not right. I had my wife in there pumping the clutch while I was underneath inspecting to see if air was coming out....nope. Pure fluid.
So with that said, I have not had a chance to crank the rover up yet....but cranking it up wouldn't have anything to do with a super soft clutch right? Maybe my old slave was so worn out that I was used to pushing really hard to disengage the clutch.
Tranny is LT77 and Transfer case is LT230....2.5L Milspec engine.
Thoughts? Ideas?
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