I've asked for quite a bit of advice regarding my clutch lately and I
still haven't solved the problem. I have clutch spin - (not slip).
The clutch won't disengage the engine.
The travel on my slave was 3/8" which some think was enough and other's
didn't think was enough. A new master cylinder and slave cylinder had
been installed by the previous owner.
I have replaced the entire clutch, turned the flywheel and replaced
the bushing on the clutch arm.
I checked the first motion shaft and it had normal play. The spigot
bearing was a little worn but didn't seem damaged and the machine shop
who did the flywheel thought it was ok.
I should have thought of this sooner but I connected a turnbuckle to
the clutch arm and chained the other end to the frame. When I pulled
the clutch back it disengaged the engine so the mechanics work.
So it is hydraulics, but where? The system does not leak.
I was using a vacume pump to draw the fluid down to bleed the system.
I also set up a pressure system and bled the clutch with air pressure,
didn't help.
My slave cylinder travels 1/2"
What is left? -- remember the hydraulics don't leak and this whole
thing started pretty suddenly while I was sitting in traffic. If the
slave cylinder doesn't leak, I guess the only other thing is the
master but I would think it would leak as well. What can go wrong with
the master? Obviously I need to get even more travel than 1/2" out of
the slave.
Can the master cylinder not be pushing fluid and not leaking?
Thanks, Mike
|