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04-11-2008, 10:07 PM
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Well, I got the trans out last night, and started putting everything back together today. It was cake installing the bleeder. Hopefully with any luck, I'll have the car up and running tomorrow. I had cleaned out the master cylinder ahead of time, so I know I'm going to be bleeding for a while but hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised.
04-13-2008, 01:23 AM
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They usually ship in a day or two after ordered but sometimes we get a little backed up and it may take 3 or 4 days
but we ship them priority mail so most everyone gets them within a week from ordering. And we have had some postal problem before. Even tho we ship them priority mail some people have not received them until 4 or 5 days after we shipped them. I have talked to the post office about this and they just tell me that there's no guarantee that priority mail will be there in 2 days
but we ship them priority mail so most everyone gets them within a week from ordering. And we have had some postal problem before. Even tho we ship them priority mail some people have not received them until 4 or 5 days after we shipped them. I have talked to the post office about this and they just tell me that there's no guarantee that priority mail will be there in 2 days
04-13-2008, 02:18 PM
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Well, I'm a little bummed right now. Got the new flywheel in, replaced the seals in the master cylinder and cleaned it, put in the remote bleeder and got everything back together today. I cracked open the bleeder valve less than a quarter turn, closer to an eigth of a turn, topped off the master cylinder, and slowly pushed on the peddle. Some air came out on the first press of the peddle and I was stoked, slowly pressed the peddle again, and no more air. For good measure, two more slow pumps and I checked the master cylinder. Topped it off, put the cap on, close the bleeder valve. Pushed the peddle and it was still soft. But I recently replaced the spring with a Wilwood one which was supposed to be softer.
Put the peddle to the floor, put it in neutral, and started the car. No luck. I didn't force it too much because the car is 4 feet in the air on the lift, but just a little pressure and the motor started to labor. Obviously the clutch isn't disengaging.
I proceeded to repeat the proccess and flush almost a quart of brake fluid through it and still no luck. I'm having dinner with the in-laws and will talk to my bro-in-law. We ran into this same issue two years ago when I had the trans rebuilt and he was able to bleed the clutch with some type of vacuum tool that he hooked up and left for a while. It pulled out all of the air and the peddle was good to go.
Maybe it's my Mcleod master cylinder that is giving me the trouble since it was run dry, but we'll see. Worst case scenario, I'll pick up a stock 2002 master cylinder and go from there.
Put the peddle to the floor, put it in neutral, and started the car. No luck. I didn't force it too much because the car is 4 feet in the air on the lift, but just a little pressure and the motor started to labor. Obviously the clutch isn't disengaging.
I proceeded to repeat the proccess and flush almost a quart of brake fluid through it and still no luck. I'm having dinner with the in-laws and will talk to my bro-in-law. We ran into this same issue two years ago when I had the trans rebuilt and he was able to bleed the clutch with some type of vacuum tool that he hooked up and left for a while. It pulled out all of the air and the peddle was good to go.
Maybe it's my Mcleod master cylinder that is giving me the trouble since it was run dry, but we'll see. Worst case scenario, I'll pick up a stock 2002 master cylinder and go from there.
04-13-2008, 10:04 PM
#96
Everyone keeps saying bench bleed the master, but I can't find an exact description of what they are doing, but here's what I did. I mounted the master in a vice, suspended the resevoir above that, and then put a pin in the end of the line that goes into the slave. Then I pumped the master a few times till no more air came out the bottom.
My bro in law said the last time I had issues, he simply put a vacum on the resevoir and let it sit there for a few minutes and the air came out. I'm going to try that tomorrow and see what happens.
My bro in law said the last time I had issues, he simply put a vacum on the resevoir and let it sit there for a few minutes and the air came out. I'm going to try that tomorrow and see what happens.
04-14-2008, 08:27 AM
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ok I got one of these and now I gotta replace my slave (not because of the remote bleeder) so my question is will that washer seal the new slave properly? It was a crush type washer and Im skeptical to reuse it. Also what type of thread sealant was the one supplied in the kit?
04-14-2008, 08:38 PM
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Well, here's a follow up. I picked up a Mityvac and stuck it into the master cylinder resevoir and began to pull a vacuum. I set it to 12-15psi and let it sit there. Sure enough 3 big bubbles came up. I let it sit there for another 5-10 minutes and allowed all of the tiny bubbles to settle out. I then pumped the master cylinder another 10-15 times and it became firm. YEAHHHH Started the car up and it went smoothly into gear.
Tomorrow I'll finish up the exhaust and then take the car for a spin. I can't wait.
Thanks again.
Tomorrow I'll finish up the exhaust and then take the car for a spin. I can't wait.
Thanks again.
04-15-2008, 08:24 AM
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Well, here's a follow up. I picked up a Mityvac and stuck it into the master cylinder resevoir and began to pull a vacuum. I set it to 12-15psi and let it sit there. Sure enough 3 big bubbles came up. I let it sit there for another 5-10 minutes and allowed all of the tiny bubbles to settle out. I then pumped the master cylinder another 10-15 times and it became firm. YEAHHHH Started the car up and it went smoothly into gear.
Tomorrow I'll finish up the exhaust and then take the car for a spin. I can't wait.
Thanks again.
Tomorrow I'll finish up the exhaust and then take the car for a spin. I can't wait.
Thanks again.
Sounds like the master was air locked for some reason. Not sure how that could have happened if you bench bled it prior to putting it on though.. Either way, glad you got it fixed and running!