So what the F is wrong?
03-25-2008, 08:43 PM
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So what the F is wrong? 2002 Camaro
LS7 clutch
Rebuilt tranny
I had the tranny out to replace the Pilot bearing. As long as it was out I decided to put a new slave/throwout bearing in it. When the tranny was out I hooked up the new slave/TO bearing to the hydraulic line to bleed it ahead of time. It was just dangling off the hydraulic line. I put some fluid in the reservoir and had my boy pump it up. I then cracked the bleeder to get out the air bubbles. I did this a few times. I stopped when I noticed fluid coming out of the round rubber aperture that when installed would be flush against the pressure plate(not the bleeder). Remember this was when the slave/TO bearing wasn't mounted to the tranny yet. I thought that this was kind of weird, but oh well. Well I put everything back together tranny, clutch, driveshaft, exhaust, and so on. As I was bleeding the system with everything put back together I noticed fluid coming out of where the bellhousing mates up to the back side of the engine. I'd fill up the reservoir and it would drain out of this spot. Fill up reservoir again and it all drains out of this spot.
No pedal pressure.
So I disconnect the quick release and hook up the old one, letting it hang. I fill up the reservoir and pump the clutch. No fluid comes out of it other than the bleeder.
What the hell is wrong. I put a new GM slave/TO bearing in it thinking this would be a good idea.
LS7 clutch
Rebuilt tranny
I had the tranny out to replace the Pilot bearing. As long as it was out I decided to put a new slave/throwout bearing in it. When the tranny was out I hooked up the new slave/TO bearing to the hydraulic line to bleed it ahead of time. It was just dangling off the hydraulic line. I put some fluid in the reservoir and had my boy pump it up. I then cracked the bleeder to get out the air bubbles. I did this a few times. I stopped when I noticed fluid coming out of the round rubber aperture that when installed would be flush against the pressure plate(not the bleeder). Remember this was when the slave/TO bearing wasn't mounted to the tranny yet. I thought that this was kind of weird, but oh well. Well I put everything back together tranny, clutch, driveshaft, exhaust, and so on. As I was bleeding the system with everything put back together I noticed fluid coming out of where the bellhousing mates up to the back side of the engine. I'd fill up the reservoir and it would drain out of this spot. Fill up reservoir again and it all drains out of this spot.
No pedal pressure.
So I disconnect the quick release and hook up the old one, letting it hang. I fill up the reservoir and pump the clutch. No fluid comes out of it other than the bleeder.
What the hell is wrong. I put a new GM slave/TO bearing in it thinking this would be a good idea.
03-26-2008, 06:29 AM
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No, bleeding it free like that would allow it to over travel. You most likely have damaged the internal piston seal.A gravity bleed would have been OK but when you cycled it, the damage was done.