[Spridgets] Clutch issue

[Jim Johnson]

Frank,

Gotta be a problem with blow by in the master or the slave. What else could
it be?!  Nothing!

Cheers!!
Jim

On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Frank <spritenut at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hydraulics.
> 1275 in a Bugeye.
> Later 2 master pedal box, .70 clutch master, 1" new slave cyl, new hose to
> slave, used pipe from master to slave.
> 4 bottles of silicone juice later and I still have 1/2 a clutch pedal.
>
> I have manually bled it, power bled it with pressure from the master cap,
> and used the suck it out of the slave method.
> And a combination of all of the above. Nada!
>
> I can pump it up put it in gear but the master looses pressure and the car
> creeps.
> So I replaced the master with a different rebuilt .70 unit.
> This one holds pressure but only at 1/2 way down, it does not loose
> pressure, there are no leaks in the system.
> I did drive the car around the 'hood tonight banging my way thru the gears.
> Charlie Braum stopped by tonight and showed me the clear tube above the
> master trick, we did that and had a clutch.
> It worked perfect. That was at 9:00 pm, I was taking out the trash and
> checked the pedal on the Ladybug at 9:45 and I have 1/2 a clutch again.
> I can not get it in gear.
> Where did my pressure go? No fluid lose.
> This has been giving me a headache for 2 days. The brakes bled out in 5
> minutes and are still perfect tonight but I gave up on the clutch yesterday
> I spent hours messing with it today and Charlie got it working in 5
> minutes. But it died again.
> How can it hold pressure for a few minutes but loose it after 1/2 an hour?
> The master id fine, the push rod travels full and can not be forced back as
> if it had bleed by.
> The slave does not leak under the dust seal and is brand new NOT from Mo$$.
> Or can there be one tiny bubble still in the system?
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> My own Fleet of Sprites
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Cheers!!
Jim
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