Jason,
I just rebuilt my clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder with kits(rubber
seals) and it did not solve my problem with getting into reverse. I bled the
system with the slave cylinder bleed screw in the upper most position and got
all the air out but still having problems. I noticed the fluid in the master
cylinder is already turning black(a sign of seal deteriation). Either the seals
I got were bad or my master cylinder is eating the seals. THerefore I'm just
going to get a new master and slave and see if that solves my problems. I
believe the PO had this problem as well as he had moved the clutch slave push
rod to the upper hole on the fork pivot arm. It does help on getting into
reverse but does nto solve the problem. After replacing the clutch, TOB, sleeve
and all it was disappointing to find myself moving the pin to the upper hole to
get more movement. I have noticed wear in both push rods and plan to change
them first.
PS- This is not always the case with rebuild kits as I was successful with my
recent brake master cylinder rebuild. It pays to try it before buying new.
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On Sat, 12 Jun 1999 08:51:28 Todd Friar wrote:
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>Hi Jason,
>
>I had, am having a simmilar problem with my clutch. A couple years ago I was
>having difficulty getting the car into 1 st and reverse. The only solution is
>to rebuild or replace the clutch master and slave hydralic cylinders. The
>seals are probably worn and air is getting into the system, fluid is leaking
>out. I'll let someone else tell you how to tell if the cylinders need to be
>replaced. I'm np expert on this!
>
>One thing that you do have to be carefull of is to use the right kind of fluid
>when you are refilling/bleeding the system. I made the mistake of using the
>wrong fluid and now the seals on the hydralics have deterioated and I have to
>replace them!
>
>Now if anyone out there can tell us what the correct fluid to use with the
>girling seals is...
>
>Rug that is Shag wrote:
>
>> Finally, yesterday I had a total failure of some part of the clutch system.
>> I was driving to work and at a red light the car refused to go back into
>> 1st. I got the car to the sid of the road and looked in the master cylinder
>> reservoir. It was nearly drained, but still about 1/8 of the way full (this
>> is a new occurrance for me, in the past year I've never seen the level in
>> the res change). I thought that was kind of odd, but I refilled the res
>> (with a handy supply of brake fluid), pumped the pedal a few times, and
>> everything seemed to be working again... Until I tried driving home from
>> work. After starting the engine, no amount of pedal pumping would convince
>> the thing to go into gear, and I had to have a friend of mine tow me back
>> home.
>>
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