Date:         Tue, 21 Dec 1999 08:28:49 -0800
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
Organization: The Cobalt Group
Subject:      Re: Clutch problems (Hydraulics)
Comments: To: "John P. Flaherty" <jflaherty@PIVOT.NET>
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You've got it!  Replace both the master and the slave while you are at
it, inexpensive parts from the list vendors and not a difficult job.
The master is bad or there would be probably be a leak at the slave, but
why do the job again in a few months?  Since the reservoir is common
(but divided) for the brakes and clutch, consider flushing out the
brakes with new fluid too.  This should be done every two years since
brake fluid absorbs moisture.

I use an inexpensive device called "Eezi Bleed," (made by those clever
Brits)  which I got from Moss Motors (http://mossmotors.com).  It is a
pressure bleeding system that makes quick work out of the job of
bleeding brakes and clutches.  (Uses air pressure from a tire.)

"John P. Flaherty" wrote:
>
>
> >From her description, I suspected clutch hydraulics. When I got there, I
> first looked underneath for fluid, but didn't see any. I stepped on the
> clutch. It felt mushy. I slid it into neutral and started it. (Cranked fine)
> Let it warm for a minute, then shut it off, slid it into 1st, hit the key,
> started and lurched out of the parking lot, across the street and into my
> driveway (without ever stepping on the clutch). By then it was dark.
>
> So that's as far as I've gotten. Any diagnostic ideas? Master cylinder?
> Slave? Something else? How do I tell?
>
> All help appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Flaherty
> Standish ME
> '84 GL


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