In a message dated 5/14/2009 10:50:15 AM Central Daylight Time,
pethier@comcast.net writes:
> Almost simultaneously, the clutch master cylinder went out on the TR4 and
> the clutch slave cylinder went out in the Miata.
I'm sure it's related but I still haven't figured out how. ;-)
>
> Amazingly, I didn't have to bleed the Miata after replacing the clutch
> slave. Just jumping madly up and down on the clutch pedal self-bled the
> system.
That's pretty typical of clutches. There is enough fluid movement to work
the air back up to the reservoir. I've done it with Triumphs, Datsuns and
maybe some others but I don't recall.
Dave
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