He did say "pulling it back"as opposed to pushing out the
piston. I've seen people do that incorrectly on various cars, and it
would explain the symptoms he has. As a rule, if the slave pushrod
has adjustment on the threads, then there should be a return spring.
If not, then none.
Peter
==
At 01:13 PM 10/24/2008, David Lieb wrote:
>But is he referring to an external spring or to the spring inside
>the slave cylinder?
>David Lieb
>1972 1960 1974 1973
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Caldwell" <peter@nosimport.com>
>To: "Michael Rowe" <mdrowe@optonline.net>; "Spridget Chat Group"
><spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 13:09
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] More clutch
>
>
>>You have a spring? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO No spring!
>>
>> Peter
>>==
>>At 12:50 PM 10/24/2008, Michael Rowe wrote:
>>>Yes, I have more play than I thought it the clutch pedal, mostly
>>>from the bushing. But more to the point, my (new) slave cylinder
>>>is not filling all the way. There is still 1/4" of looseness in
>>>the _rod_, not the linkage, as though the slave spring is
>>>pulling the piston back. It takes 1-1.5" of pedal travel just to
>>>reach the clutch plate. I could put in a filler to lengthen the
>>>rod, but it really makes no sense to me that the cylinder will not
>>>fill, unless the slave spring is pulling it back. Is it supposed to?
>>>
>>>I drove several miles this morning, then decided to bleed the
>>>clutch system yet again. No bubbles, but now it won't work at all.
>>>
>>>Michael Rowe
>>>'74 Midget
>>>Long Island, NY
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