It's to aggravate the bajesus out of us in America
-----Original Message-----
From: Childs, David [mailto:dchilds@epri.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 3:08 PM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Bleeding the Clutch
This question may show my stupidity.... so what....
Why do they put that loop in there? Is it there just for mechanical
reasons, so that you can pull on the line and the loop acts like a
spring?
Dave C
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From: Joe Curry [SMTP:spitlist@gte.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 1:21 PM
To: Jay Heaman
Cc: Craig Smith; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Bleeding the Clutch
Jay,
WHile that method may work on most cars, the Spits typically
have a
loop
in the clutch line and this creates a barrier to gravity
bleeding.
Air
bubbles become trapped in the loop and it is difficult to purge
them
even with pumping.
Joe
Jay Heaman wrote:
>
> After reading all these horror stories about clutch and brake
bleeding, I
> dropped by a local garage, and asked one of the older
mechanics
what he
> thought about bleeding a clutch system. He claims that he
seldom
pumps
> during the bleeding process, and normally uses simple gravity
to
purge air.
> Apparently he fills the master, leaves the cap off, and cracks
open the
> bleed screw...and allows mother nature to complete the
rest...any
comments?
> Regards,
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