Works for me on more than one occaision.
I'lll let the slave hang with the bleed switch uppermost and a clear
tube from the bleeder to a "jam jar", crack the bleeder slightly and let
the fluid/air work out by gravity.
It helps too, if the slave cylinder piston is fully retracted. Do this
by pressing the rod in with your hand (with the bleeder open so any
trapped air is purged) and then using a piece of mechanics wire (aka
clothshanger) to tie the rod in the retracted position. Just remember,
when you're finished, to close the bleeder before allowing the piston/rod
to extend.
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
On Thu, 10 Dec 1998 06:40:44 -0500 (EST) Art Pfenninger
<ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu> writes:
>Mike I don't know if the clutch cylinder should be bled by gravity but
>I
>know it can be. At least it worked for me on one occasion.
>...Art
>
>On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Mike Lishego wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>> I just wanted to thank everyone who responded overwhelmingly
>> that my oil consumption was ok, and to those kind folks who
>> responded to my plea for help on my paper. It came out at 25 pages,
>> and looks to be a sure-fire A!
>> The best compliment I've received came from one of our students
>> who is from Africa. She never saw an MG before I drove up to check
>> my mail in it. She said, "It's a piece of art!" I couldn't agree
>> more.
>> The car has been netting me more fun too. Last night I drove
>> two girls to South Of The Border at midnight - top down the whole
>> way. How did I drive two? Well, one was small enough to sit on the
>> other's lap, and those Moss lap belts were large enough to strap
>> everyone in securely...(Though she could've sat in MY lap...8-)
>> I tried to wire in a horn relay, then realized that the wiring
>> in there was non-standard. Instead of a relay, I used thick wire
>> running to the horns from the fuse block, and that even helped the
>> tone immensely.
>> Little Miss has picked up a rather disgusting habit though...The
>> radiator overflow tube spits out a drop or two everytime I get the
>> temp up to 'N'. If I'm driving, the water blows into the driver's
>> side wheel and runs out to the rim before spraying down the fender.
>> The resulting streaks are not only ugly, I'm pretty sure they're bad
>> for the paint too...I guess I'm in for getting a longer tube and
>> routing it further to the center of the car.
>> Over Christmas break she gets new U-Joints as preventative
>> maintenance, along with new ball joints and a luggage rack (for
>> double the passenger carrying capacity!) If I can afford it, I'm
>> going to try to replace some of the heater and vacuum hoses with new
>> stuff too. The clutch hydraulics are acting up, as I have to
>> double-pump the pedal to get the car to drop into reverse, so that
>> will be the first job in the queue when I get home. Can the clutch
>> system be bled by gravity, like the front brakes?
>> Speaking of home, I've been given a pardon and I get to leave
>> next Thursday...I'm praying for 'No Snow' for the trip, but...I just
>> thought I'd share the trials and tribulations of an MGB owner 5
>> months away from joining the real world...
>>
>> Michael S. Lishego
>> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/3706/
>>
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