[Healeys] Clutch Low Engagement

Bob Spidell bspidell at comcast.net
Sun May 24 09:16:10 MDT 2020


Forgot the photo.

On 5/24/2020 8:14 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:
> The obvious, most likely problem is air in the clutch line.  Start 
> with a good bloodletting of the clutch circuit. Unfortunately, this is 
> a pain, and often gets, uh, 'overlooked' because the bleed screw on 
> the slave cylinder is nigh impossible to reach without removing the 
> transmission tunnel (or dropping the slave cylinder).  Some of us have 
> installed bleeder extensions; this one is from the late Doug Reid--'Mr 
> Finespanner'--which is unfortunately NLA (you might get lucky on 
> eBay). I bled my clutch once in a Texas Roadhouse parking lot waiting 
> for it to open.
>
> Bob
>
> On 5/24/2020 4:55 AM, Dennis Gavin wrote:
>>
>> What are the causes & remedies for low clutch engagement? I have a 63 
>> BJ7 and the clutch now engages very close to the floor. This groups’ 
>> help is most appreciated.
>>
>> Dennis Gavin
>>
>> Centerville, MA
>>
>> 63 BJ7
>>
>>
>

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