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Re: clutch bleeding on 1500

To: alemen@pop.ftconnect.com
Subject: Re: clutch bleeding on 1500
From: "Walt Fogle" <foglew@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 12:29:45 PST
Alan:

Sorry, but there is really no other way to bleed the clutch on your Spitfire 
without removing the trans cover.  It appears that the bleed screw is above 
the actual clutch pipe to allow all air bubbles to rise so you can 
completely eliminate them from the sywstem.  I asked this question earlier 
this year.

If your clutch is in good operating condition and the master and slave 
cylinders are not leaking you might just want to leave well enough alone.

Best regards,

Walt Fogle
'73 Spitfire 1500

Alan wrote:

>
>Has anyone done this without removing the cover etc. as the book says. I 
>was simply going to do this while the car was on the axle stands.
> >From under the car I can see the slave cylinder and the bleed nipple. But 
>it is not very accessable. I was simply wanting to drain and renew the 
>fluid as I don't know the age of the fluid or type (probably DOT3).
>
>Alan
>
>'76 spitfire, now with working brakes and non leaking rear diff.
>
>
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