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Subject: clutch bleeding
From: Chris Pappathopoulos <ctpappathopo@students.wisc.edu>
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 12:45:07 -0500
I finally got my '74 1500 engine put together and running, but my clutch
isn't working. When I first tried it seemed to have more free play then
it use to, and it wouldn't disengage. Today I tried bleeding. The first
pump of the pedal after the bleed screw was closed was not firm at all,
but after that it seemed solid. I had bled over a bottle through the
system. My slave cylinder may be leaking slowly, but if it is I think it
always has been so I don't know if this is the only problem. I plan on
rebuilding it. Could I possibly have put the clutch disk in backwards?
What are the symptoms of this. The clutch worked fine when I parked the
car, but there might have been some fluid slowly dripping out of the
bell housing weep hole (possible bad slave). Also, how much fluid does
it normally take to bleed a clutch?

Thanks
Chris Pappathopoulos


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