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Re: IT'S ALIVE and smooooth

To: "Ken Waringa" <kwaringa@dynsys.com>, "Triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: IT'S ALIVE and smooooth
From: "Rick Taylor" <rgt3000@fuse.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 12:20:56 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"
References: <000301bfa3ac$f3fd2820$eb2f31cc@snapper.DYNSYS-FL>
Ken

If I understand your problem, The slave piston is pushing out too far.  I
would check to see if the retaining clip is in place (there is a groove on
the inside diameter that requires a small spring clip to hold everything
together).

Rick Taylor
Cincinnati, OH
TR4A CT57505L
TR3A TS41311L
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Waringa <kwaringa@dynsys.com>
To: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 7:56 AM
Subject: Was: IT'S ALIVE and smooooth


>
> Thanks to all who responded about my clutch.  I got home last night and
> decided to bleed the system to see if there was air in it.  Well I got my
> one person bleeder gadget hooked up and opened the bleed valve, climbed
out
> from under the car.  Took a drink of beer (essential when working on LBC
> after a day at work), got in the car, pumped the pedal once and the
> reservoir was empty!  I looked under the car and had a nice puddle in the
> driveway (took another drink of beer).  I didn't realize the fluid would
run
> out just by gravity.  I had visions of a master cylinder rebuild, thinking
> there should be a seal to prevent the fluid from running out.  I was wrong
> again.  I made a couple calls to some knowledgeable triumph people and
found
> that the fluid would indeed run out all by it's self.  Oh well.
>
> I now have a completely flushed out clutch hydraulic system with all new
> fluid that is working great.
>
> However, one cure leads to the next problem.  While I was under the car to
> measure the movement of the clutch fork (5/8") I saw the rubber was off
the
> end of the slave cylinder.  I put it back on, had my son press the clutch
> pedal, and the rubber came off again.  The reason the rubber keeps coming
> off is that the piston is pushing it off each time you press the clutch
(got
> out from under the car, another drink of beer).  I assume the piston being
> out so far is where I'm getting the air in the system.  What now?  Is
there
> a longer rod available from the slave cylinder to the fork?  New clutch
> time?  The clutch seems good with no noticeable slippage.  Am I in danger
of
> the piston coming all the way out and leaving me stranded?
>
> As always thanks for all the advise.
>
> Ken Waringa
>


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