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Re: Bleeding clutch slave

To: "TeriAnn Wakeman" <twakeman@razzolink.com>
Subject: Re: Bleeding clutch slave
From: "Gerald M Van Vlack" <jerryvv@alltel.net>
Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 12:08:27 -0400
Teri Ann,

I seem to recall that the piston is held in by a circlip so that shouldn't
happen, it's shown on the detail schematic of the slave cylinder in my TR4
factory manual. Doubt that it's different on a TR6. Piston won't fly out as
you say.

Also I doubt that he will push all that hard and with the bleed valve open
the pressure should be very low.

No 1812 overture in my head.

JVV

----- Original Message -----
From: "TeriAnn Wakeman" <twakeman@razzolink.com>
To: "Gerald M Van Vlack" <jerryvv@alltel.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: Bleeding clutch slave


> Gerald M Van Vlack wrote:
> > Why do say that Teri-Ann, what difference will it make?
>
> Normal vacuum and pressure bleeding puts a low pressure differential to
> make fluid flow though the system.  Not enough to move the piston.
>
> Press the pedal and the master cylinder pushes a large volume of fluid
> with a lot of pressure.  With nothing for the slave cylinder piston to
> press against it gets shot out of the cylinder and you get to go hunting
> for it after cleaning caustic brake fluid off the paint.
>
> TeriAnn
>
> With the cannon passage of the 1812 overture going though her head.




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