blu98ta

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Hey guys. We are trying to get the firehawk put back together, but we're having problems with the clutch. I put it back on the motor properly, but the pedal goes right to the floor with no effort at all. It has a Mcleod dual disk clutch and master cylinder. Has anyone dealt with Mcleod stuff that could shed some light on the situation? We are at a loss right now. I tried bleeding it last night, but to no avail

SoCal01z28

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what method are you using to bleed it?

blu98ta

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We used a mighty vac. I loosened the bleeder valve and just pumped like crazy on the mighty vac. It sucked fluid through because I had to refill the resivoir once or twice, but the pedal never got and stiffer. How long would it take to bleed? I only did it for a few minutes. The car sat up for almost 3 months without the tranny in it, if that helps at all.

wrencher

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Have you tried to adjust it ?
Does it stick to the floor?
you might have a bad master there as well, no unheard of from the McLeods.
I know I have rebuilt mine twice.

kingcuda70

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be careful w/ the mityvac..I think if you pull enuf vacuum you end up pulling air in past the seals..my $0.02

you don't wanna have tell anyone you blew a seal

SoCal01z28

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i can't remember the exact number but your not supposed to pull more than 12 or 15 inches, and i've had pretty good sucess with starting by putting a tapered fitting on the mityvac and sticking in in the bottom passage of the resivior to start...

blu98ta

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The clutch stays up where it is supposed to, but there is no pressure on it when you push it in.