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RE: no fork travel on clutch

To: "'Enrique Claure'" <spaninc@ceibo.entelnet.bo>, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: no fork travel on clutch
From: Hans Duinhoven <H.Duinhoven@simac.nl>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 08:30:52 +0100
Hi Enrique,

You just have bled the bubbles out of the lines and the first part of the
slave cylinder.
Near the piston lots of air still cvan be present.
Method:
have the slave psiton pushed inwards as far as possible.
then:
1 with the blead nipple closed
2 press the pedal fully
3 open the bleed nipple air from the slave should flow out
4 close the bleed nipple
5 release the pedal

Repeat steps 1 through 5 untill no air comes out anymore. The fork travel
should be o.k. by then.
NOTE: check and top up the fluid level every 3 times you do this. Otherwise
the level will be too low and air will come into the line again and you have
to start all over again.

By this I have experienced the slave cylinder will be free of air.

Last thing: treat your wife well and have her pressing the pedal @ your
command.
You can see & enjoy the progress in the job best!

Good luck!

Hans

'71 BGT been there - works fine now


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Enrique Claure [SMTP:spaninc@ceibo.entelnet.bo]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 11:11 PM
> To:   mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject:      no fork travel on clutch
> 
> Hi list, I bled my clutch with the help of my wife and the old jar and
> tubing technique. We pumped until no air bubbles were visible coming out
> of
> the tubing attached to the nipple. However, after I close the bleed nipple
> there is very little fork travel. What am I doing wrong? I checked all the
> pipe connections and there are no liquid leaks? Help! Enrique

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