With that history, I would plan on replacing/rebuilding the hose, the
slave and the master cylinder. The black gunk could be from any one of
the three. But that should do it -- it doesn't sound like an internal
problem to me. I think VB has a kit that includes all three components
for less than the cost separately. Don't panic and start pulling the
engine until you try the easy (and more likely) stuff. Good luck.
Carl French had this to say:
>Ok, here is the problem. In my 67B I have found a few apparantly
>related problems with the clutch and I do not know if it if repairable
>with the hydraulics or if it the throw out bearing or option #3 which is
>I don't know. I have found that when shifting I can just about count to
>two before the transmission finally engages after getting off the clutch
>pedal. A few times I have found it refusing to engage at all at a stop
>and I have to let traffic pass so I can roll back to safety and pump the
>hard to pump pedal until it all of a sudden gets easy again. That
>problem is very intermittant but the shifting is a constant problem. I
>have bled it on two occasions and right after I did it the firtst time
>it was great but then it soon deteriated again. The first time I bled it
>it came out muddy olive drab (chunky style). The second time it was a
>paler version of the previous but with only some minor sediment. Many
>times I will notice the pedal is stiff. The fluid level is fine and no
>leaks that I can tell. I have quickly looked at the flex hose and do not
>see a pronounced bulge upon pumping the pedal. Got the car last Spring
>so I don't know the preventative history. Should I look at putting
>repair kits into the master and slave cylinders and replacing the flex
>line or should I just sigh and rent a big engine hoist for the weekend.
>Carl French
>TIA
>
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
|