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Re: [Healeys] Clutch Symptom

To: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Clutch Symptom
From: Bob Johnson <bjsbj8@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2013 16:14:49 -0500
Cc: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
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When I had this problem it turned out to be that the oil in the tranny was
low.

Bob Johnson
On Dec 8, 2013 10:41 AM, "Michael Salter" <michaelsalter@gmail.com> wrote:

> The important thing here is the change from cold to hot!!
> If there is air in the system it will expand when hot and expel fluid back
> to
> the tank. The result will be the symptoms described.
> Also sometimes a dry pilot bush will pick up when hot however, this usually
> only occurs with a new installation.
> Try bleeding the system and check that the bleed screw is on the top side
> of
> the slave cylinder.
>
> Michael S
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Patrick & Caroline Quinn" <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>
> Sent: b 2013-b 12-b 08 7:40 AM
> To: "healeys@autox.team.net" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Healeys] Clutch Symptom
>
> G'day
>
>
>
> I have an odd symptom with a BJ8 clutch.
>
>
>
> It appears to work perfectly when the air/car is cooler such as early
> morning, but when it's warmer as it was this afternoon (an Australian
> summer) it's sometimes difficult to engage or is notchy. At one stage this
> afternoon it refused to engage at all and I could not select any gear. I
> waited a minute or two and then it worked perfectly.
>
>
>
> I suspect that it's a hydraulic and probably the slave cylinder, but there
> does not appear to be any loss of fluid in the reservoir.
>
>
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
>
> Hoo Roo
>
>
>
> Patrick Quinn
>
> Blue Mountains, Australia
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