gilberjj
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posted April 23, 2010 10:57 AM
what's wrong with my clutch?
I am supposed to go drag racing today so help me out......
I was putting on a 16t sprocket, and I forgot that you can't pull the clutch handle in when you have the sprocket cover off...... well, I did. Now, I can't get my clutch to work. Well, I replaced the sprocket cover, and I have no line pressure. Using the bleeder (it's a nipple on the sprocket cover), I think I have bled the clutch. I have line pressure now, but when I pull the clutch in, it doesn't do anything..... help
  
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Beondwacko
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posted April 23, 2010 11:08 AM
If the system is holding fluid (not leaking), then at least the salve cylinder isn't blown. It sounds like there is still air in the line. You may have to use a vacuum bleeder to get the rest of the air out.
Let us know what happens.
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fbmbks
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posted April 23, 2010 11:30 AM
if its anything like my ranger was good luck!! haha and have patience
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kawasakijockey
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posted April 23, 2010 11:34 AM
You have evidently pumped it out far enough that it pulled air in at the piston seal. You might consider pulling the cap off the master cylinder and start bleeding it again. A mityvac would come in handy for this.
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SLVR_BLT
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posted April 23, 2010 11:40 AM
Do what i did, i did a 2 way bleed. Since air has a tendency to go upwards some of the air maybe trapped at the MS or some other high point. What i did is bleed the air/fluid out as much as i can with a clear tube holding it up. When the clear tube was full of fluid and bubble free i blew the fluid back in the slave forcing the fluid upstream (but make sure you don't blow it all back in because you'll introduce air), low and behold the air started to bubble up at the reservoir. I did this many times when i found stubborn air bubbles that wont come out.
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gilberjj
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posted April 23, 2010 11:53 AM
cool... thanks for the tips. I don't have a vacuum bleeder. I'll try the clear tube trick.....
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SLVR_BLT
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posted April 23, 2010 12:13 PM
For those of you who want a speedy bleed, i made a speed bleeder home made way cheap. Find your self a clean container, for me it was a washed out Gatorade 32oz bottle, make your way to a fish store to find a clear 1/4" tubing, in my case Walmart had it cheap, then drop by a local autoparts store to buy this $5 vacuum check valve it comes in a red package that says "HELP"(its a one way valve used for vacuum solenoids like this):
Attach it to the end of the clear hose that is in the inside of the bottle, open bleeder and pump a few strokes to let some fluid out and pump away and no old fluid will ever go back in!
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Superman T
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posted April 23, 2010 12:32 PM
gilberjj- To get you thru this pinch, Kawasakijockey has a good point. Take the lid off of the reservor, fill it with fluid, pump your clutch, bleed the line, repeat pumping the clutch(while watching the fluid level-DO NOT LET IT RUN OUT), and bleeding until you get that firm feeling and you're getting straight fluid coming thru. I did the same thing! Green horn mistake but I figured it out in 20 minutes. Good luck!
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LAB3
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posted April 23, 2010 05:02 PM
I replaced the clutch line with a SS braided line and it took a while even with a vacuum
pump. The clutch line took longer than the either of the brake lines we replaced.
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