Bleed it. That's the first solution to your problem. Second
problem.....Why was it dry? You are probably losing fluid somewhere.
Master cyclinder, or slave. be sure to check this out. It is possible
that just clutch wear resulting slave cylinder adjustment has simply
used the fluid to take up the slack. You wan't to be sure though. Just
peel back the edge of the rubber cap where the push rod goes through on
both slave and master. If you find ANY fluid, then that unit needs to
be rebuilt or replaced, and fairly soon.
Have fun, and keep the fluid off the paint, or you'll be sorry !!
Rich
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> From: Larry Allbritton[SMTP:larryall@pacbell.net]
> Reply To: Larry Allbritton
> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 1997 6:08 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Clutch pedal floored
>
> I took the car out today and immediately noticed that shifting into
> gear was a problem. Gear clashing noises especially into reverse.
> I also noticed that I had to push clutch pedal all the way to floor
> and that it barely disengaged. When I got home I checked the
> reservoir
> and it was empty. So I filled it which only took a couple of ounces.
> The pedal still seems too far to the floor. My question is do I need
> to bleed the lines and if not then what can I do to get the clutch
> to disengage before bottoming out the pedal? There is a little (maybe
> eigth inch) slop in clevis pin.
> Many thanks for your generosity.
>
> Larry Allbritton
> B9472723
>
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