Hi David!
You can get to the bleed nipple from the engine compartment? Wow! What car is
this on? I know people have tried to get to it from underneath the car in the
past (they usually say it's possible, but not worth the effort) but I've never
heard this suggested before! Pity I bled my clutch two weeks ago by taking the
interior apart, and it (hopefully) won't need doing again for a while.
Anyway, to answer your questions as best I can:
1) No, the clutch can't be adjusted, but as long as it engages fully when the
pedal is released there shouldn't be a problem. Is this your only car? If it
is, you might find that you just got so used to the clutch engaging early that
now it's back to normal it feels strange.
2) I'm sure you can, but I don't know where. Do none of the big suppliers list
them? Otherwise, is there a scrap yard near you?
3) Sounds like the park switch to me. Check that you've got all the wires to
the park switch connected correctly, then check that neither the pin at the
bottom of the switch, nor the cam on the motor which operates this pin, are
worn. If all this check out, get your meter out and make sure that the switch
itself is working correctly (can't remember how to do this off the top of my
head, but I figured it out by trial and error, so I can't be difficult!)
Hopefully that'll help you a bit.
Dean
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 10:57:56 -0400
From: "David A Templeton" <davidt@opentext.com>
Subject: On the road again
Hi to all,
After installing a new clutch master cylinder I then proceeded to follow
what the manual says for bleeding the clutch. Yes I removed 1/2 the
interior and then realized at 12:30am this morning that I simply needed to
reach the bleed nipple from the engine compartment. :-(
Once I had the interior back together I went around the block to make sure
all was okay, somewhat cool. I noticed the clutch didn't disengage until
about 2 inches from the floor. Also, the clutch pedal hole where the master
cylinder pin goes has been worn into an oval. Also, once I started the car
my wipers started going and no matter which setting will not turn off, in
the end I pulled the connector off the wiper motor.
This has me now asking 3 questions:
1/ Can the clutch be adjusted?
2/ Where can I get a replacement clutch pedal? Or can I repair the one I
have?
3/ What do I look for, the wiper motor, I think I may have moved the wrong
wire bundle when reinstalling the interior.
All help is appreciated and thanks in advance
David A. Templeton
mailto:davidt@opentext.com
74 Spitfire "Spit-Six" Comm #: FM10491U
using a '73 MkIII GT6 powerhouse
and suspension KF1951HE.
"The ultimate GT6 convertible :-) "
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