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To: alpines(at)autox.team.net
From: "Bert Clewits" <nyclewit(at)nyhp03.serigate.philips.nl>
Subject: Daily Driving...
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Brian Corrigan wrote:
> The spongy feel is either a hydraulic leak in the system, or air in the
>lines. Bleed it while continually topping off the clutch master cylinder. You
>might also have a helper pump the pedal while you look for seepage from the
>lines and the master and slave cylinders.
that reminds me:
I found it very hard to bleed the clutch system when I had trouble with it.
The problem was that air was sucked back in the slave cilinder when the pedal
was released.
The air comes in through the thread of the opened bleed nipple.
So to get the air fully out I had to close the bleed nipple and then my dad
released the pedal then I opened the bleed nipple again and dad pressed the
pedal back in then close the nipple again etc.
As I now have a bigger bore master cilinder (3/4 inch) the clutch system is less
sensitive for the remaining air in the slave cilinder.
Good luck
Bert Clewits
'64 Alpine S IV GT OD moonstone white
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