Josh, others have aptly addressed your main concern. But dont be too
overly concerned about the black fluid. Mine did that too. According
to Apple Hydraulics, a major MC rebuilder, the clutch MC is aluminum and
the brake fluid reacts with it somehow. So dont be surprised if you see
black fluid again soon.
John - 1976 TR6
Josh wrote>
Folks, my clutch was letting out quite low to the floor (.5 inch) and I
was catching a tooth going into and downshifting to 3rd. I decided to
tackle the easiest and least costly route first which was to bleed my
clutch hydraulics. Upon "the bleed" I saw the most offending black cloud
permeate the clean fluid in the glass (not to mention how low the master
cyl. was in the first place) so this was obviously the right course of
action regardless. While my clutch now seems to be MUCH better it's
still letting out low the floor (about an inch and a half now) but I'm
still catching into 3rd (up and down shifting). Would you assume it's a
worn clutch or in need of a tranny rebuild or both? Any suggestions?
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