[DeTomaso] CNC Clutch, problems bleeding
gpd4
gpd4 at juno.com
Sun Jul 26 14:31:58 EDT 2009
Vacuum bleed it from the slave end.
On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:21:59 -0700 Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
writes:
> Well I guess it's my turn.
>
> The clutch on my Pantera worked just fine the last I drove it. I've
> had
> the ZF out to safety wire the ring gear. I replaced the clutch
> pressure plate with a virtually identical unit. I had the disc
> re-lined. I had the flywheel resurfaced. The problem is not with
> the
> clutch, it's with the master/slave actuation.
>
> I pulled the slave, cleaned and reassembled it. I had the master
> out,
> cleaned and reassembled it. I replaced the red flex line with a new
>
> braided stainless from Pantera Performance. I blew out the entire
> line
> with shop air.
>
> So now I'm ready to fill the lines with fluid and adjust the clutch.
>
> Only problem is, I can't seem to get fluid in the lines. There is
> no
> resistance on the pedal at all, and fluid is not leaving the master.
>
> Nothing is coming out the other end. There is no fluid leakage into
> the
> passenger compartment. It just baffles the mind.
>
> I can't get a pressure bleeder on it (though I've tried, I don't
> have
> the proper cap). The master is a CNC unit that was new 10 years
> ago.
> The cup seal and o-ring appear to be in good shape. I just can't
> build
> any pressure.
>
> With two others at the house yesterday we took it all apart blew it
> all
> out, inspected and re-assembled (twice now). We are stumped.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>
> & Shelley Marie
> Spokane, WA
>
> 1971 Mach I Mustang [ASA JAY]
> 1973 Pantera L 5533 [ASASCAT]
>
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