I would suggest you figure out why the master won't bleed..seems the classic case of clutch not disengaging as opposed to a transmission problem. Try not using the mityvac. Have someone depress the pedal and you simply crack the bleeder, close bleeder, pump pedal a couple times..repeat till nothing but fluid comes out. If you never get to that point, repl stuff... Daryl of AA Transaxle Duvall, WA. (Seattle area) (425) 788-4070 1-877-377-0773 (toll free) aatransaxle.com (web site) > >And then: Gear shift problem > >I am unable to shift the trransmission into 1st and reverse without severe >grinding, 1st gear a little easier, both while the engine runs and clutch is >depressed. Could it be my clutch is not disengaging completely?? I felt a >lot more play in the pedal, then did this: >I checked the fluid in the master cylinder: All kosher, right at the max >mark. Then I went about bleeding at the slave cylinder bleed screw on top of >transmission. I did this with a Mity Vac, and I seemed to be getting a lot >of air bubbles, and very little fluid. ?. I think the Mity Vac way isn't all >that, even with the right adapter, and I need to bestow some passive >aggressiveness on my buddy to help me do it old school. Until then. >But: I pumped the clutch pedal a bunch of times, with the bleeder screw open >and a hose attached to it with a little jar. I pumped and pumped, but there >was hardly any brake fluid coming out of the bleed screw. And the level in >the reservoir did not go down, not a hair's breadth. Fishy, I'm thinking. > >You guys think I should replace the master and slave cyls? Slave cyl is >about 11/2 yrs old. Do I need a trans rebuild, or just the proper Redline >lubricant? |
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