John -
The 1500 clutch hydraulics are notorious for this. You'll go mad
working a abubble back and forth through the line. Some things I've
seen suggested:
Open the bleeder valve wide and kick the snot out of the pedal about 9
times. Refill and repeat a few times, then bleed normally.
Use MityVac, Easibleed, or other tool that keeps a continuous pull/push
on the fluid.
Personally, I've had success with the first method. The folks who have
suggested checking the linkages for play were also right on. The clevis
pin at the pedal is a common source of play, as is ovalling of the hole
in the pedal or pushrod.
Chris K.
John Gottstein wrote:
>Hi,
>I just installed a new clutch slave on my 1500 Midget because the rubber
>seal on the old one fell apart. I've now bled the new slave 5 times and I
>still can't get enough pressure to engage the reverse gear. I can get into
>first gear, but can hear metal-on-metal clanking when I change the gears.
>
>Any secrets for getting this thing to work right? Do I just need to keep
>bleeding the line? The clutch pedal has a lot of pressure against it, so
>could the slave cylinder be installed wrong? Since I was able to bolt it
>into place I'm assuming that the bolt is going down through the groove on
>the side of the slave cylinder and that it's installed in the right
>position.
>
>Thanks for your suggestions,
>
>John
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