Um, it's the clutch diaphragm spring that returns the clutch, not the
suction in the slave cylinder. If the clutch arm doesn't return, and you can
move it with your hand, I would say you have an internal problem.
Think -- you need a hydraulic ram at the end of a lever arm to release the
clutch against the spring pressure. It should definitely return by itself.
on 8/11/04 10:20 AM, Tim Holt at holtt@nacse.org wrote:
> Hmm something else that came to mind after the fact. There's no little
> ring on the SS that holds the piston in. There should be, right? Its
> dawning on me that without that ring, the piston might get too far out,
> lose it's seal a bit, and then not be pulled back in when you let up on
> the clutch. Would that make sense?
>
> Tim Holt wrote:
>
>> OK a couple of things...
>>
>> First, I just replaced the rubber hose, so I dont think it's at
>> fault. The SS is about 6 months old.
>>
>> Actually this is the second time it's done this. We were bleeding it
>> a week ago and it did it. That time we didnt' realize what was going
>> on until it had shoved the piston very far out. That was with an old
>> hose. So I ordered the SS "kit" and replaced all the parts, and got a
>> new hose while I was at it.
>>
>> The piston moves fine manually when the SS is off the car - I can
>> slide it in and out. I noticed that the spring inside does NOT make
>> it come back out all the time. I don't know quite what the spring is
>> supposed to do as it seems pretty weak compared to the friction the
>> rubber ring on the piston has.
>>
>> I can also move the clutch arm that the SS pushes on fine (when the SS
>> is not attached).
>>
>> I also was getting air and a bit of fluid (but hardly any) out of the
>> bleed valve when we were bleeding it.
>>
>> We disconnected the SS and I just put my finger over the end of the
>> hose (the end that screws into the SS) while Wes pumped and topped off
>> the reservoir. Plenty of air and then fluid came out the hose so it's
>> not clogged.
>>
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