Re: [Healeys] Clutch

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Simon et alHydraulics in vehicles, especially in the configuration of our A=
ustin Healeys require repair and/or replacement periodically. The aluminum =
cylinders are compromised by accumulated moisture in the fluid, lack of use=
, worn rubber bits and a host of other stuff. For the folks who have owned =
their cars for 50-60 years, how many times have you worked on or had the hy=
draulics worked on? How many years have your car sat in the garage because =
the hydraulics are not functioning properly?=C2=A0This is a maintenance iss=
ue. Owned the Red Car for nearly 60 years and have resorted to having a reb=
uilt set of cylinders on the shelf should something not work correctly duri=
ng an "exercise" run on the old girl. No offense meant ladies.When I commut=
ed daily to school and work or drove across country in the 1960's hydraulic=
s were not a major issue in the reliability category.=C2=A0 Probably a litt=
le different today with limited driving ...Perry=C2=A0

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From: Simon Lachlan via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
To: 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, Oct 5, 2021 11:16 am
Subject: [Healeys] Clutch

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=E2=80=99ve been engaged on other things until recently. However, the clutc=
h continues to be an issue.We got the gearbox back in OK. Wouldn=E2=80=99t =
budge until we changed engine=E2=80=99s angle, then it slotted in.With the =
aid of an old email of Michaels I have, I think and hope, determined that t=
he clutch itself can work=E2=80=A6.. =C2=A0With the car in 4th and drive sh=
aft disconnected I depressed the clutch pedal by hand. With the tunnel cove=
r off I was well able to watch the slave.I got about =C2=BD=E2=80=9D to =C2=
=BE=E2=80=9D total movement of the slave cylinder=E2=80=99s push rod at whi=
ch point =E2=80=93 pedal depressed to the floor =E2=80=93 the clutch was re=
leased ie I could turn the flange that couples to the driveshaft by hand. =
=C2=BD=E2=80=9D depression=E2=80=A6..no movement of the flange. ie everythi=
ng in the last =C2=BC=E2=80=9D.That=E2=80=99s got to be hydraulics???I=E2=
=80=99ll bleed it again, maybe pushing backwards into master with the slave=
. But I=E2=80=99m not optimistic as I=E2=80=99ve tried bleeding several tim=
es. My clutch master cylinder has been in the car since I=E2=80=99ve owned =
it. +/- 25 years. Am tempted to replace it but hate throwing parts at a pro=
blem. Good idea?Another thing=E2=80=A6..I do confess to never having change=
d the fluid 100%. I always push a load through and out when I have to bleed=
 the brakes but that=E2=80=99s mercifully seldom. Any comments=E2=80=A6.par=
ticularly re the 1/2 to 3/4 =E2=80=9C travel???Simon =C2=A0


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<div style=3D"color:black;font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simon e=
t al
<div>Hydraulics in vehicles, especially in the configuration of our Austin =
Healeys require repair and/or replacement periodically. The aluminum cylind=
ers are compromised by accumulated moisture in the fluid, lack of use, worn=
 rubber bits and a host of other stuff. For the folks who have owned their =
cars for 50-60 years, how many times have you worked on or had the hydrauli=
cs worked on? How many years have your car sat in the garage because the hy=
draulics are not functioning properly?&nbsp;</div>

<div>This is a maintenance issue. Owned the Red Car for nearly 60 years and=
 have resorted to having a rebuilt set of cylinders on the shelf should som=
ething not work correctly during an "exercise" run on the old girl. No offe=
nse meant ladies.</div>

<div>When I commuted daily to school and work or drove across country in th=
e 1960's hydraulics were not a major issue in the reliability category.&nbs=
p; Probably a little different today with limited driving ...</div>

<div>Perry&nbsp;</div>

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</div>

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From: Simon Lachlan via Healeys &lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;<br>
To: 'Healeys' &lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;<br>
Sent: Tue, Oct 5, 2021 11:16 am<br>
Subject: [Healeys] Clutch<br>
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<div class=3D"yiv7351174600MsoNormal">Hi,</div>

<div class=3D"yiv7351174600MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99ve been engaged on other th=
ings until recently. However, the clutch continues to be an issue.</div>

<div class=3D"yiv7351174600MsoNormal">We got the gearbox back in OK. Wouldn=
=E2=80=99t budge until we changed engine=E2=80=99s angle, then it slotted i=
n.</div>

<div class=3D"yiv7351174600MsoNormal">With the aid of an old email of Micha=
els I have, I think and hope, determined that the clutch itself can work=E2=
=80=A6..</div>

<div class=3D"yiv7351174600MsoNormal"> &nbsp;</div>

<div class=3D"yiv7351174600MsoNormal">With the car in 4<sup>th</sup> and dr=
ive shaft disconnected I depressed the clutch pedal by hand. With the tunne=
l cover off I was well able to watch the slave.</div>

<div class=3D"yiv7351174600MsoNormal">I got about =C2=BD=E2=80=9D to =C2=BE=
=E2=80=9D total movement of the slave cylinder=E2=80=99s push rod at which =
point =E2=80=93 pedal depressed to the floor =E2=80=93 the clutch was relea=
sed ie I could turn the flange that couples to the driveshaft by hand. =C2=
=BD=E2=80=9D depression=E2=80=A6..no movement of the flange. ie everything =
in the last =C2=BC=E2=80=9D.</div>

<div class=3D"yiv7351174600MsoNormal">That=E2=80=99s got to be hydraulics??=
?</div>

<div class=3D"yiv7351174600MsoNormal">I=E2=80=99ll bleed it again, maybe pu=
shing backwards into master with the slave. But I=E2=80=99m not optimistic =
as I=E2=80=99ve tried bleeding several times. </div>

<div class=3D"yiv7351174600MsoNormal">My clutch master cylinder has been in=
 the car since I=E2=80=99ve owned it. +/- 25 years. Am tempted to replace i=
t but hate throwing parts at a problem. Good idea?</div>

<div class=3D"yiv7351174600MsoNormal">Another thing=E2=80=A6..I do confess =
to never having changed the fluid 100%. I always push a load through and ou=
t when I have to bleed the brakes but that=E2=80=99s mercifully seldom. </d=
iv>

<div class=3D"yiv7351174600MsoNormal">Any comments=E2=80=A6.particularly re=
 the 1/2 to 3/4 =E2=80=9C travel???</div>

<div class=3D"yiv7351174600MsoNormal">Simon</div>

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