My hunch is that you are wrong -- bleeding the system will be futile (as
your experience so far suggests). You have in all likelihood blown either
the master or the slave cylinder (or both). Since you don't mention fluid
dripping on your feet I suspect it is the slave, which, as you note, is
leaking. This leak is due to the failure of the internal seal, not the
visible boot -- although that could need replacing as well, its function
is to keep dirt out, not to keep fluid in. In most cases of older MGs
(aren't they all old?) without a recent restoration history, the failure
of one of the hydraulic cylinders is a good indication that the other one
is on the way out, as well. The third component that will be a good
candidate for replacement is the flex hose that connects to the slave
cylinder. Some suppliers (I believe Victoria British is one) bundle all
three components into a kit at a reduced price. I strongly recommend that
in order to avoid repeating the tedious bleeding procedure more than
once, you replace all three components at this time. IMHO...
Tom McLaughlin had this to say:
>My question is, how do I trouble shoot from here. I'm
>almost positive if I could get all of the air out of
>the system, it would be working fine. I know the way
>to solve the problem for good is to find the leak for
>the fluid and fix that and then bleed, but I can't
>find the leak either. It kind of looks like the slave
>is doing the weeping. There is a rubber boot on the
>back end of the slave that looks a little ragged.
>Could it be the culprit?
>
>How should I proceed?
>How do I know if it is just a bleeding issue?
>How do I know if the master cylinder is bad?
>How do I know if the slave cylinder is bad?
>
>Thanks as always in advance,
>Tom
>77B
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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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