Bill,
Check the simple stuff first. I'm guessing which model on which you're
having the problem.
Did you make sure the cylinder is topped up? Is there a rubber hose at the
slave cylinder? If so, it may be swollen shut. The slave cylinder is so far
below the master cylinder, fluid should come out without pumping. Loosen
the hose at the metal line and see if any fluid drips out. I just went
through the same thing on my brake system and swollen rubber lines turned
out to be my problem.
If you're talking about the separate clutch master, I think a thin wall
socket on a long extension will do the trick to reach that bolt.
The master cylinders ususally leak if they are bad though, so if it's not
leaking, this may not be your problem.
On rebuilding the master cylinder, make sure that the bore is not pitted or
you're wasting you time putting new seals in it. Either hone it so there
are no imperfections on the cylinder wall or have it sleeved.
Gerard
At 7:30 AM -0800 3/28/00, William M Walters wrote:
>Well, everybody's advice as to where to locate the nipple on the clutch
>slave was good. Thanks. We cracked it to bleed the line and now have no
>pedal pressure. I pumped for a long time and got nothing. Sooooo to
>make a short story long, we decided to remove the master cylinder and do
>a rebuild on it. I told you this was a learning experience.
>The directions in the repair manual seemed simple enough. "Remove the two
>bolts atttaching the master to the box and place the cylinder on a work
>bench. HA HA!!!! We spent the entire evening trying to get the second
>bolt off. No wrench could reach it. Now, can anyone tell me the "right"
>way to do this, for future reference? Also, what happened to the pedal
>pressure It went from OK one night to zero the next. Is it difficult to
>do a rebuild on this?
>Bill
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