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Both the clutch and brake master cylinder--Moss, at least, sells the
same part for both, and they're on sale--is just a piston that
pushes fluid to the slave cylinder. It has a rubber seal that
eventually wears and can be replaced. That's it; pressure is
relieved when you lift your fit and the piston retracts. Both the
brake and clutch MCs have a spring-loaded non-return
valve--sometimes called a 'foot valve'--at the end of the pushrod
which is essentially a small piston; it opens when the pedal is
lifted and allows the reservoir to replenish fluid as the clutch or
brake wears and closes as soon as the pushrod moves inward. It it
wears or gets damaged the clutch/brakes will not function properly.
See part# 79 here:<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://mossmotors.com/ahy-035-clutch-100-6-3000">https://mossmotors.com/ahy-035-clutch-100-6-3000</a><br>
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<span lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman"> Soooooooo ...
what's the story: "(Non-standard rod. Long story)." Were you
involved?<br>
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Bob<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/23/2024 5:52 AM, Simon Lachlan via
Healeys wrote:<br>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman">With
reference to the slipping clutch &/or over</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman">drive, I do believe
that</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"> <font
face="Times New Roman">it</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"> <font
face="Times New Roman">is fixed. Said that before and it let
me down again. But, this time, I had it done professionally
by a local team that I’d ne</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font
face="Times New Roman">ver used before. </font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman">Anyhow,
after my wasting a lot of time and some money checking
everything and getting nowhere, these guys said that</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"> <font face="Times New Roman">the rod in the
clutch master cylinder was too long and they’d had to reduce
it’s length. (Non-standard rod. Long story). So,</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman"> apparently the
pressure wasn’t being allow</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font
face="Times New Roman">ed</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font
face="Times New Roman"> to bleed back/out and the slave
cylinder remained pressurized etcetc.</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman">Now,
if that sounds like a</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"> <font
face="Times New Roman">muddle, it is and that’s because I’ve
never delved into or fully understood the workings of the
clutch master cylinder.</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font
face="Times New Roman"> (Which is wh</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman">y I never thought of
it during the whole affair. But nor did anyone else).</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman"> I know it’s not
just a s</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font
face="Times New Roman">imple pusher, like a bicycle pump,
but that’s really all. I googled it and looked into my years</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman">’</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman"> worth of</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman"> collected files of
advice and wisdom. But nothing found.</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman">Can
someone just explain how the thing works so I can understand
what was going on?</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"> <font face="Times New Roman">I should like to
close the whole chapter and move on………..</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman">Tha</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman">nks,</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Times New Roman">Simon</font></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
lang="en-gb"></span></p>
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