Is the slave cylinder really a BGT one?
Beware a GT and a normal B clutch slave cylinder are different!
I have reconditioned all hydraulics including clutch and had no problem
whatsoever like this. Even bleeding went quite easy with the help of my son.
Cheers,
Hans
'71 BGT
-----Original Message-----
From: James Porco [mailto:jporco@juno.com]
Sent: maandag 10 april 2000 5:08
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject:
Hello all:
I seem to be having a problem with my clutch hydraulics. I have rebuilt the
master cylinder (Moss kit), purchased new lines, and a new clutch slave
cylinder (again Moss). I bleed everything fine, and I never get good solid
pressure. After about ten pumps on the clutch (after it has been bleed
about 15 times) I loose all pressure at the clutch slave cylinder. What
happens is that the metal piston in the slave cylinder seems to go beyond
the housing and the rubber gasket/cup pushing the metal piston out gets
cock-eyed in the housing. In fact, the last three times (I have done this
about 5 times already), part of the rubber gasket is protruding out of the
metal housing with the metal piston cock-eyed in the housing. All the fluid
drips out via the rubber gasket. This is all at the clutch slave; the
master slave cylinder is fine.
I have already rebuilt the hydraulics at least five times and it is always
blowing out at the clutch slave. I did buy a new push rod that attaches to
the transmission, since the piston keeps pushing beyond the housing I wonder
if the problem is the pin (but I assume this is stock since I purchased it
via Moss)? Or, if I have major transmission problems? I do have about 2
inches of freeplay at the transmission. That is, I can move the connector
rod at the transmission all the way back and forth without feeling any
movement in gears (this is the part that push rod connects to the
transmission, not freeplay at the clutch pedal). I do not know if this is
normal (transmission freeplay) or not since the gears are in neutral (I get
the same freeplay if it is in gear or in neutral).
I think I have covered all the bases, ANY help would be appreciated. BTW:
this is on a 1971 MGB-GT, all original parts (trany and engine).
Many Many Thanks,
Jim Porco
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