I think I should point out that you need to determine the cause of the
leak before bleeding away blindly. Air doesn't get in without fluid
getting out somewhere (possibly into the driver's footwell). Check the
flexible hose, too.
David Councill had this to say:
>I would say you have some bleeding in your future - not money, just
>hydraulic fluid. You most likely have air in your line somewhere. The bad
>news is that bleeding the clutch seems to take a lot more pumping of fluid
>then one would expect. However, for the good news, the repair will not be
>too costly, even if you have to rebuild the master and/or slave cylinder.
>
>Just get a bottle of Castrol or similar brake fluid and an assistant to
>pump the clutch. Open the nipple on the slave cylinder when they are
>holding the pedal down. May take a good part of the bottle for success.
>
>David
>67 BGT
>71 BGT
>
>At 04:40 PM 4/4/00 -0500, M. Edwin Vaughan wrote:
>>Hello folks,
>>
>>Well, I went to the auto parts store and picked up a rebuilt alternator.
>>On the way home I stopped by the bank. As I was exiting the drive-thru I
>>sort of lurched starting off, which I hardly ever do and then I noticed
>>that my clutch felt really odd. There is way too much free-play in the
>>pedal and the last bit of pedal travel actually disengages the clutch,
>>but now I feel like I need a hole in the foot well in order to get enough
>>travel to completely disengage the clutch! Can the wise list sages tell
>>me what has happened? Boy, and I was trying to save up for a new
>>camshaft, lifters, timing bits............
>>
>>Edwin
>>'77 MGB
>>
>>PS: I was mulling over naming my car after the X-Men character "Beast"
>>(they are both blue). Do ya'll think the car read my mind and got
>>upset??? <G>
>>
>>"I try to think but nuthin' happens."
>>-- Curly Howard (the stooge)
>>
>>The MG Filling Station
>>http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/seatbelt/572
>
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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