I donâ??t know why the fluid in the clutch master cylinders gets nasty so
quickly, but it does. I start my CMC bleeding process by sucking out all the
old fluid from the reservoir, wiping it out and filling with fresh fluid. I
make sure to use all the first fill in the bleeding process so I know all the
older fluid has passed out of the slave cylinder.
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> On May 27, 2023, at 1:46 PM, J Wagner via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Yes, assuming the seals are sound, as suggested, simple bleeding could be the
> fix. Water/Air in the system, expanding with heat, could be taking up some
> of the pressure required to release the clutch. (Think brake fade.)
>
> And how old are the seals in the cylinders? Maybe the general thermal
> expansion in the cylinders and/or heated fluid and rubber, is just enough to
> cause some failure of aging seals?
>
> While itâ??s messy, and itâ??s been a while for my 4A, after an initial bleed
> at the slave to just get the system filled with fresh fluid, I used to bleed
> the master before a final bleed of the slave, by loosening the line ahead of
> the slave (with the slave nipple closed) as if it were a bleeding nipple.
> (loosen, push, hold, tighten, repeatâ?¦ clean up fluid as itâ??s a blind
> bleed into a rag) Then do a final bleed at the slave nipple. That always
> seemed to make it all go faster, relatively effortless. (I always thought
> to make some sort of custom bleed screw between the master and slave, but
> never did.)
>
> Between owning British cars, doing my own plumbing for decades, and working
> water gag special fx in the film buiz, I feel like I should get an honorary
> PhD in general hydraulics, though, I am quite aware, I still only know .002%
> about them. Ok, even less.
>
> â??Justin
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>> On May 27, 2023, at 9:36 AM, Philip Gott via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> Have you tried bleeding it?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> On May 27, 2023, at 11:16 AM, McKearn McKearn via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> Hi all.
>>> Got the GT6 out a few days ago and remembered that I was going to fix the
>>> clutch problem I had last fall before I stored it away but did'nt ..
>>> So long story short, I don't know if it's the slave cyl or master cylinder
>>> but it works fine at first few shifts but as you drive it you get less and
>>> less clutch movement.
>>> Seems like if you let it set a while it will work again..
>>> Any ideas?
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