[Spridgets] More clutch

[Peter Caldwell]

He did say "pulling it back"as opposed to pushing out the 
piston.  I've seen people do that incorrectly on various cars, and it 
would explain the symptoms he has.   As a rule, if the slave pushrod 
has adjustment on the threads, then there should be a return spring. 
If not, then none.
         Peter
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At 01:13 PM 10/24/2008, David Lieb wrote:
>But is he referring to an external spring or to the spring inside 
>the slave cylinder?
>David Lieb
>1972 1960 1974 1973
>
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Caldwell" <peter at nosimport.com>
>To: "Michael Rowe" <mdrowe at optonline.net>; "Spridget Chat Group" 
><spridgets at autox.team.net>
>Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 13:09
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] More clutch
>
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>>You have a spring?  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO  No spring!
>>
>>         Peter
>>==
>>At 12:50 PM 10/24/2008, Michael Rowe wrote:
>>>Yes, I have more play than I thought  it the clutch pedal, mostly 
>>>from the bushing.  But more to the point, my (new) slave cylinder 
>>>is not filling all the way.  There is still 1/4" of looseness in 
>>>the  _rod_,  not the linkage, as though the slave spring is 
>>>pulling the piston back.  It takes 1-1.5" of pedal travel just to 
>>>reach the clutch plate.  I could put in a filler to lengthen the 
>>>rod, but it really makes no sense to me that the cylinder will not 
>>>fill, unless the slave spring is pulling it back.  Is it supposed to?
>>>
>>>I drove several miles this morning, then decided to bleed the 
>>>clutch system yet again.  No bubbles, but now it won't work at all.
>>>
>>>Michael Rowe
>>>'74 Midget
>>>Long Island, NY