[DeTomaso] third update on clutch slave not compressing fully

Asa Jay Laughton asajay at asajay.com
Sat May 12 22:47:12 EDT 2012


You need to suck it up and press that pin out of the bellcrank lever.  
Without being able to disengage the individual items of the system, you 
could keep guessing for days.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
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On 5/12/2012 6:39 PM, Pantdino wrote:
> Well, cracking the bleed nipple open did not cause anything to move.  A little fluid came out, but I still couldn't push the slave piston up. Tapping w mallet was successful. Attaching the rather strong spring did not move the arm with the nipple open either.  Tiny pulses of fluid exiting the nipple were seen w each tap of the mallet.
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> So it's not an hydraulic problem with the master cylinder, it's a local binding issue. My current theory is that the slave piston is binding in the bore. Large hydraulic pressure from the clutch pedal depression is able to move the piston but the little return spring or my girly arm is not.
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> Any other theories?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pantdino<pantdino at aol.com>
> To: jb841<jb841 at cox.net>; detomaso<detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Sat, May 12, 2012 6:05 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] second update on clutch slave not compressing fully
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> hat occurred to me too. But since the system is under pressure I won't even
> eed the spring on.  I suspect that when I crack the bleed nipple loose the arm
> ill move and I'll have play again. With the spring on you can't evaluate for
> lay without taking it off again
> Jim
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> -----Original Message-----
> rom: John Buckman<jb841 at cox.net>
> o: detomaso<detomaso at realbig.com>
> ent: Sat, May 12, 2012 5:54 pm
> ubject: [DeTomaso] second update on clutch slave not compressing fully
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> im,
> ith the spring installed, try opening the slave's bleeder screw slightly to see
> f the slave retracts further
> .e.  the stop bolt comes to rest at its stop).  Also check for free play at
> e master cylinder's pushrod.  The
> shrod needs to be touching the retaining washer in the master cylinder.  You
> n't see the forward end
>   the pushrod, as it's inside the master cylinder.  You may have to pull the
> n from the pushrod's yoke to
> eck.
> ohn
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