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Subject: [FOT] RE: Speedbleeders (was Clutch Slave Cylinder - Herald)
From: "Barr, Scott" <sbarr@mccarty-law.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:01:01 -0500
What are the chances some of our aftermarket parts take a metric-sized 
speedbleeder (or regular bleed nipple, for that matter)?

The bleed nipples on my rear wheel cylinders, for example, take a 10mm wrench 
instead of the SAE size the old ones took (3/8ths?  7/16ths?  Can't recall).

Scott

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Subject: [BULK] Re: [FOT] Clutch Slave Cylinder - Herald
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I hope you know that if you rotate the bleeder to the bottom, the  air goes 
to the top and will not bleed out the relocated  bleeder......
 
Anyway, I installed a Speedbleeder (often discussed on these  forums, you may 
want the sp3824L part _www.speedbleeder.com_ (http://www.speedbleeder.com) ) 
on my Spitfire  clutch slave and thus it is much easier 1 person job.  Open 
the bleeder,  pump a bunch and refill the master when needed.  Tighten the 
bleeder  and you're done. A short combo wrench or 1/4" drive ratchet with 
extension 
and  perhaps a universal to open and close.  A piece of tubing to direct the  
blood to a catching device....
 
Good luck!
Clark
 
 
In a message dated 8/9/2006 4:01:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
rocky@tri.net writes:

Yeah,  you gotta pull the tranny cover.

Not sure about Herald, but not a big  deal in the Spitfire.

I just replaced my clutch slave. Rather than  rebuild the old one I just 
bought a new one .. <$90. And there was a  difference!

The old one has a groove along one side where the clamp  screw goes, so it 
only goes in one way (bleed screw on top). The new one  that came has the 
groove all the way around, so I installed it upside down  with the bleed 
screw at the bottom, so that I *can* bleed it from under  the car if need be.

--Rocky Entriken

----- Original Message  ----- 
From: "Bill Sohl" <billsohl@mindspring.com>
To: "FOT"  <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 8:50  PM
Subject: [FOT] Clutch Slave Cylinder - Herald


> 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.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill  Sohl
>




Clark

74 Spitfire, 71 Stag
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