Brad Kahler wrote:
>
> Listers,
>
> I'm down to what I hope is my last problem before I can drive my
> Spitfire.
>
> First some background, I have rebult the clutch master cylinder and
> the slave cylinder. I'm 98% certain that I have all the parts in the
> right order and direction. The symptoms are while trying to bleed
> the clutch system, very little fluid and mostly bubbles come out
> the bleeder screw. So I took the slave cylinder off first and
> checked the order that parts were in and for free movement. Didn't
> see anything wrong there. Put slave cylinder back on and repeated
> bleeding process. Same thing. Removed the master cylinder, checked
> for proper parts order, etc. Nothing appears to be wrong there.
> Put the plunger back into the master cylinder and when pushing the
> plunger in while sitting on the bench, it seems to hesitate before
> returning and sometimes even sticks. A tap on the cylinder will
> get it to return. The cylinder wall is nice and shiny and lubricated
> with silicone brake fluid. The rubber pieces look fine also. Is
> this normal for the piston to act like this? Does anybody have a
> clue as to what I am doing wrong?
>
> It could be I'm just impatient. After 10 years of waiting, it seems
> like the closer I get the farther away it gets!!!
>
> TIA
>
> Brad
>
> 1964 Spitfire4 BFC25720L (After 10 years will be on the road in
>March!!!)
> 1966 TR4A CT72398L (Needs Restoration)
> 1951 Dodge Truck 82217766 B-3-B-108 (Boxes & Boxes of parts right now)
I had a similar problem when I rebuilt the MC on my TR8. In fact the
piston didn't retract at all. There were some very fine burrs on the end
of the bore I attacked with crocus cloth, and that solved the problem
for me.
Stu
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