Certainly sounds like air in the hydraulics, but to be sure put the car up
on ramps and measure the travel of the slave pistion while someone operates
the pedal - you should see about 1/2" of travel.
If it is significantly less than that then you have air. Clutch bleeding is
supposed to be a real pig on the MGB, possibly because of the long vertical
run of relatively large bore pipe - unless you can pump a whole pipe-full of
fluid and air downwards fast enough to carry the air with the fluid, some of
the air is bound to keep coming back up before it is expelled. I didn't
even bother trying when I replaced my clutch hydraulics, instead I tried
some lateral thinking and wondered if filling the system from the *slave*
(so pumping the air upwards instead of down) might overcome the problem and
it did. I connected my Gunsons EeziBleed to the slave bleed nipple with
very low pressure from the spare tyre and filled the complete system that
way, just kept watch on the m/c until clear golden liquid got about 3/4 way
up, shut the slave nipple, disconnected the Gunsons, topped off the m/c and
hey-presto - full travel. Only took a couple of minutes.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Saidel <saidel@crab.rutgers.edu>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 3:13 PM
Subject: novice question on clutch hydraulic replacement & performance
> Notice the novice, not the newbie...means this particular repair is a
> first time for me.
>
> Story: clutch on a 76B, 4 speed works fine before this situation...clutch
> hydraulics disappear on a nice Sunday afternoon drive.
>
> So I replace the MC, the SC & the line (not pretty but intact). Bleed the
> line but then, I don't know what bleeding really means (and thanks for
> some of the older answers a bit ago guys). Tried a few things but am stuck
> now.
>
> Symptoms: clutch point at the floor or below the floor
> trying to get into reverse creates a horrible grinding noise 8 out
> of 10 times (which makes me think the engagement point is beyond my foot's
> reach),
> with a bit too much effort I can go from 1st to 2nd to 3rd to ....
>
> I certainly would appreciate some help about i) what to do next and ii)
> explain to me what is the mechanical issue that I am stuck with.
>
> TIA,
> Bill
> '76B
>
> "Sacred cows make divine hamburgers."
>
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