Date:         Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:42:27 -0600
Reply-To:     Andrew Philbrick <herrschildkrote@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Andrew Philbrick <herrschildkrote@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: clutch woes
In-Reply-To:  <4A6CD878E9644E07B5BB291748D47C6F@jackamdgoblue2>
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I agree.  Bleed that system well....then bleed some more.  Make sure you
are positive you got all of the old/dirty fluid out.

My experience is with the slave cylinder but I hear it holds true for
the whole system.  When my slave cylinder went out last year, I replaced
it but didn't make sure I got all of the old fluid out.  Not even three
months later, the clutch system started acting up again.  It took
another replacement of the slave cylinder and a good bleeding to get me
going again.  Yours obviously took longer to find a problem but I'm sure
you did a better job of bleeding than I.

I would also check the status of the fluid in the brake system.  If you
know it off hand, great but the brake and clutch share the same fluid
reservoir so old fluid from the brakes may make it into the clutch.

Good luck,
Andrew

Jack R. wrote:
> Leo,
>
> Make sure you bleed your system well, and even try "bench bleeding" the
> Master Cly before throwing it out.
>
>

> My question is this. Have any of you experienced premature failure with a
> recently replaced clutch master cylinder?

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