[6pack] My darned clutch slave

[Dale Morgan]

John

Just a thought, are you sure that you put the slave cylinder back on in the same place from where it came out of?

Why I ask is that if it is on the wrong side of the bracket it would shorten your activation throw by almost an inch.  This would then explain the symptoms you have posted.

I have done things like this in the past.

Dale

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> On Apr 10, 2016, at 5:05 PM, John Summers <rivers2hills at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> everybody, it is a brand new slave, though installed several months ago, so I doubt that is the problem. I just
> worked up the courage to go jack in up again and look at said slave (me) and change the position of the rod.
> Sad thing is I had a fender bender in our good car (98 Maxima) and it won't start because of the frame being bent, the trunk floor
> being bent AND the mysterious "safety feature" of the fuel pump not pumping to keep fire from happening.
> This is only the sixth week that we've been jerked around between State Farm and Gerber Glass and Collision
> repair being told it is twice more expensive to repair than it's worth ($2,000).  We have run up a horrendous
> car rental bill above the part the "Good Neighbors"will pay.  So, gotta get Leyland's French Blue curse reliable enough
> to travel within a 15 mile radius.  And I'm (expletive dleted) 67 years old with bad hips.   I DO appreciate the input though.
> 
> 
> 
> On Sunday, April 10, 2016 7:21 AM, Dale <tpdwinch at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> 
> John
> 
> The normal hole to use is the center hole.  
> 
> If you have had to add fluid after bleeding then where did the fluid go?  Check to see where the fluid went.
> 
> One thought here is to safely jack the car up and see if you have excessive movement in the clutch fork. This can be done with the slave rod disconnected from the arm. A small piece of pipe may help for leverage to see if you feel a catch in the movement.  If so then you may have a broken pin in the clutch fork.
> 
> 
> Dale
> 
> 
> From: John Summers via 6pack <6pack at autox.team.net>
> To: "6pack at autox.team.net" <6pack at autox.team.net> 
> Sent: Saturday, April 9, 2016 9:47 PM
> Subject: [6pack] My darned clutch slave
> 
> I'm wondering if there is anyone there:))  I changed my clutch slave cylinder and bled it.  Went for a drive and
> after sitting in a drive through a few minutes had a heck of a time getting it in gear.  I learned a long time ago
> not to take the car out of gear in situations like that.  After some crunching of gears I got home.  On advice
> of one more experienced than me I re-bled the thing with my son pushing the pedal and me under the car. 
> Finally after seeing no more air bubbles and having a good amount of resistance I went for a short drive.
> Returning home and about to turn into my driveway I had to crunch the gears again.  More fluid was added and 
> more pumping etc. I felt confident.  I got to the end of my street today before I had to do a U turn and come home.
> I wonder whats wrong?    There are different spots on the rod into the slave and frankly I don't remember 
> which hole I have it set at.  Would changing that make a difference?  Should I go to the hole nearer the
> slave or father away, should it come to that.  Ideas, opinions, prayers? 
> John Summers,  Jacksonville Florida
> '74 TR 6
> 
> Thanks folks.
> 
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