Andy,
Thanks for confirming my assessment of
the best way to proceed.
Alan T. also offered (thanks Alan) that
while it can be done
from below, he recalled using a bunch
of 3/8 extensions to get at the bleed
nipple.
This slave unit hasn't been touched since I
bought the Herald from Chris Hansel some 10
years ago.
Given I'm under no time constraints, I'll pull the
gearbox tunnel for best access. I can
then clean-up a bunch of stuff at the same time.
Cheers,
Bill Sohl
----- Original Message -----
From: Herald948@aol.com
To: billsohl@mindspring.com ; fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [FOT] Clutch Slave Cylinder - Herald
In a message dated 8/8/2006 9:55:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
billsohl@mindspring.com writes:
OK folks, any words of guidance on how to
actually get at the clutch slave cylinder in a
Herald to
(1) bleed the line and/or to
(2) remove and replace a slave cylinder?
My factory manual applies the same steps for
Herald and Spitfires.
My "let's see how the access is" from under
the car sez no way without removing the transmission
cover...unless you have mini-arms, hands and fingers.
==AM==
Bill, I've JUST managed to bleed a Herald or Spitfire clutch slave from
underneath...but I was a much younger man back then. ;-)
Reality is, "from the top" is much easier. On a Herald, it's a relatively
quick job to pull out the tunnel carpet and the tunnel (gearbox cover) itself.
At that point, it becomes a one-person job if you're limber enough to lie in
there and operate the clutch pedal with one hand while opening or closing the
bleed screw with a wrench in the other hand.
Not quite as easy with a Spitfire, with that central brace in the way. And
it got progressively worse as Spitfire interiors got more refined.
Some people actually cut access holes, but I'm not a fan of that idea. It's
a job that really shouldn't have to be done all that often, so it's worth
doing right.
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph
Herald engine with wings.
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