confused about the affect of adjusting the mcleod adjustable master cylinder
11-25-2007, 06:51 PM
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confused about the affect of adjusting the mcleod adjustable master cylinder I've been having some issues with my clutch slipping (still trying to determine if:
-at first I noticed my clutch slipping in higher gears
-then I noticed that my clutch feel was really light the first half of the
clutch pedal travel
I thought my second issue may be that the master cylinder needed to be adjusted so I adjusted it and the engagement point ended up being very close to the floor. Didn't improve either problem. I ended up removing as much fluid as I could, cleaning out the inside of the master cylinder resevoir, replacing the fluid and pumping the pedal many times. I probably still should bleed the system but it fixed my second problem.
Now the engagement point is at the top of the pedal travel. I tried to adjust the rod legth but it doesn't seem to help.
Shouldn't changing the rod length change the engagement point? I did a search and a lot of people have said that it doesn't affect the engagement point but the amount of the engagement/ pedal travel. Seems to me that if the master cylinder is stationary that shortening the rod would move the engagement point towards the floor assuming that it's working properly.
-at first I noticed my clutch slipping in higher gears
-then I noticed that my clutch feel was really light the first half of the
clutch pedal travel
I thought my second issue may be that the master cylinder needed to be adjusted so I adjusted it and the engagement point ended up being very close to the floor. Didn't improve either problem. I ended up removing as much fluid as I could, cleaning out the inside of the master cylinder resevoir, replacing the fluid and pumping the pedal many times. I probably still should bleed the system but it fixed my second problem.
Now the engagement point is at the top of the pedal travel. I tried to adjust the rod legth but it doesn't seem to help.
Shouldn't changing the rod length change the engagement point? I did a search and a lot of people have said that it doesn't affect the engagement point but the amount of the engagement/ pedal travel. Seems to me that if the master cylinder is stationary that shortening the rod would move the engagement point towards the floor assuming that it's working properly.
11-26-2007, 09:39 PM
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Well if the disc is done & slipping you may net be able to move the engagement point much.
A worn disc gives the pressure plate a little less distance needed to move to release it.
A worn disc gives the pressure plate a little less distance needed to move to release it.
11-26-2007, 10:14 PM
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That may be the case. I probably wore the clutch out prematurely because I never spent the time to get the motor to run well (at least as far as the idle goes) so I slipped the clutch alot taking off from a stop. In hind site that was a mistake.
I ended up ordering a new clutch. I was hoping to wait because I'd like to do a new motor would have liked to do it at the same time.
Thanks for your help.
I ended up ordering a new clutch. I was hoping to wait because I'd like to do a new motor would have liked to do it at the same time.
Thanks for your help.
