[ROVERNET - UK] Clutch Hydraulics - 2000

[Paul Smith]

Speaking of which, I went through exactly that process on Saturday.
Got under car to realign exhaust after fitting towbar.  When I grabbed the
right wheel, it turned slightly... which it shouldn't with handbrake on.
Oh no, the caliper mount was loose.  So that started 3 hours of battling the
stupid large nut on the front of the mounting point.  Ended up pulling out
the handbrake cam so I could get to it, and relocating the handbrake tappet
via rebuilding caliper (which I can now do very quickly).  Interestingly I
lost the tappet in the process of removal, used a spare.
Then the bleed.

Exhaust not touched, I'd had enough, and it was too hot.

PVS

-----Original Message-----
From: Vern Klukas [mailto:vern at inkspotco.com]
Sent: Monday, 9 January 2006 6:38 am
To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Clutch Hydraulics - 2000


Yes, it has long been my practice to detach the 
slave from the bellhousing and allow it to hang 
when bleeding, so the bleed screw points up. I've 
never had the luxury of self-bleeding screws, but 
I have contemplated them many times, usually when 
I have my hand stuck up the diff of a P6 opening 
the rear caliper bleed screw with my cut down 
7/16 ring wrench ;-).

Yours
Vern



>Steven,
>Ruth may still have some self-bleeding bleed-screws
>which I have on all my hydraulics.
>
>In a fit of frustration with the slave cylinder one
>time, I unbolted the slave cylinder with nylon line
>attached, laid it on the garage floor, used the
>self-bleeder, and I removed all the air by pumping the
>clutch pedal.  Sometimes desperate times call for
>desperate measures.
>
>I have another uncoventional tip for front brakes that
>a good friend, Art Baker, showed me.
>
>
>BTW, keep asking we're here to help if we can.
>
>Eric
>
>
>
>--- Steven Dibdin <sdibdin at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Ian,
>>
>>  Thanks for the offer. I'm going to try readjusting
>>  and bleeding the system
>>  today. If there it's still happening after, I'll
>>  give you a yell.
>>
>>  Many thanks,
>>  Steven D
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: "Alice and Ian Potts" <ianalice at shaw.ca>
>>  To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>>  Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 9:42 PM
>>  Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Clutch Hydraulics - 2000
>>
>>
>>  > `One suggestion before you begin any adjustment,
>>  would be to jack up the
>>  > front of the car, open the driver's door wide, get
>>  knee pads if you can't
>>  > get down on your knees without, head down and
>>  under the open door.....It
>>  > could act as a guillotine if you don't support the
>>  front end properly!),
>>  > and push down on the clutch pedal while watching
>>  the throw-out arm  at the
>>  > slave cylinder.  If there is any "creep" while
>>  holding down the pedal, the
>>  > master could be at fault.
>>  > If little motion is observed at all, fluid is
>>  passing by the pistons in
>>  > either or both
>>  > cylinders.  In addition, the adjustments you
>>  mention must be made.
>>  > Cheers, Ian
>>  >
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Vern Klukas                             I'm a little . . .
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