Cheat Andrew! Do what I did.
Go ahead and pull the tunnel.
Do the clutch thing.
Before you put it all back together, on the tunnel,
mark the area of the clutch slave cyl, and cut yourself an
access hole through the tunnel. (mine is roughly 5" x 7" )
For a door, I used a 'bodywork repair sheet' metal panel about 8"x10"
I bought from a from the generic local auto parts store.
I use four of those slip on speed nuts and four trim screws to
hold the panel in place. You can glue the insulation back onto the
back of the panel. (wrap the insulation in plastic to keep it neat)
Next time you need to work on it, you can peel back the carpet
and remove the panel without having to take out the whole damn
radio tower.
This works great on both the original carboard and even better on the
aftermarket ABS tunnels.
Paul Tegler
OBie - '73 BGT - Daily Driver
http://www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/ob_description.htm
Rat -'80 Spitfire - fledgling recently left the nest
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit80.htm
Punkin' - '78 Spitfire - in Superb Shape!
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit78.htm
Lil' Greenee - '73 RWA Midget - finally home
http://www.teglerizer.com/midgetstuff/index.html
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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
To: alemen@pop.ftconnect.com <alemen@pop.ftconnect.com>
Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, January 10, 2000 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: clutch bleeding on 1500
On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, alemen@pop.ftconnect.com 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).
Yes. It's not easy and it's not a neat job (odds are you WILL get some
sort of grime all over your hand and arm or shirt). But from underneath
I've been able to reach up with a relatively short 7/16" box or flare
wrench and loosen the bleeder screw and even fit a hose for drainage and
damage control. Of course, this means that your car is safely up on
jackstands, or a ramp, or a lift, or over (heaven forbid) a pit!
It's much, much easier from the interior with the gearbox cover off, but
that involves a lot of labor, especially on a stock 1500 (less so on Mk.3
and earlier Spitfires, and relatively little on Heralds).
--Andy
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