I went to flush the hydraulic systems on my Series V this evening, just as
I've done in years past. No problem with the brakes. However, after
bleeding of the clutch hydraulics, the clutch no longer works.
There's no resistance in the clutch pedal and the slave cylinder doesn't
operate. I'm guessing that the piston assembly in the master cylinder
traveled further down the bore of the cylinder than it normally does and
that it's "stuck" there. I've tried lightly tapping the cylinder to knock
it free. In desperation, I also tried warming the cylinder with a hair
dryer. I'm faced with having to rebuild the master cylinder; it's been
several years since I've done so.
Does anyone concur or think differently?
I'm open to suggestions.
Actually, I had a similar problem once before, also after bleeding the
clutch hydraulics. As I recall (from several years ago) tapping the
cylinder solved the problem. I was careful this time to only depress the
clutch pedal half to two-thirds of its full travel hoping to prevent it
from happening again.
--Jon
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