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RE: master cylinder rebuild

To: Craig Smith <CraigS@iewc.com>, Spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: master cylinder rebuild
From: Jeff Gruber <jgruber@demainsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 09:03:04 -0500
At 08:59 AM 8/9/00 -0500, Craig Smith wrote:
>Did you lube it with fluid when you put it back in ?


Yes.  In fact, I took it out and re-lube it to make sure.

>It should be tight, if not it will leak like my engine !
>
>It should be a little tough to get in, everything is new and stuff so like I
>said it should give some resistance.

the real problem is that it doesn't seem to come back out after you release 
the clutch pedal



>Make sure you bench bleed it good.
>
>If you have a Mighty Vac you don't need to bench bleed it.
>
>I just switched my brake system over this past weekend over to Silicone.
>Bleed that baby just fine with that Vac thing. Best $25.00 I spent !
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Gruber [mailto:jgruber@demainsoft.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 8:41 AM
>To: Spitfires@autox.team.net
>Subject: master cylinder rebuild
>
>
>
>Thank you for those who point out that my master clutch cylinder needed
>rebuilding.
>
>I got the kit and went right to work.
>
>Uhm.  I think it's broke.
>
>How freely should the piston move within the cylinder?  It is difficult to
>push it in by hand and it doesn't want to spring back.
>
>Did I mess up this simple job?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jeff Gruber
>1977 Spitfire 1500


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