[Tigers] Clutch Hydraulics

[Ron Fraser]

Richard

                

Is the car up and level when you bleed the slave cylinder?   Air moves to
the highest point.   

The bleeder is at the high point correct?

 

This seems like one of the cylinder components is not functioning properly
or stuck in the wrong position.

 

Try hitting the ends of both cylinders a little to see if it jars loose and
starts working correctly.

 

Unfortunately there are few ways to diagnosis an internal problem without
pulling the cylinders apart.

Watch the level in the master as someone else pushes on the pedal - if the
fluid level moves up then there is an internal problem with the Master.

 

If you can bench test your original parts - do so - maybe the slave cylinder
is OK and can be used.

 

I would check and rebuild the original parts if possible - you will need a
rebuild kit for each and remember aluminum cylinders need to be polished to
a mirror finish not honed.

 

I have rebuild the Master cylinder more often than the slave but every case
is different.

 

Ron Fraser                             

 

From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Richard Bruner via
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Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 1:38 PM
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Subject: [Tigers] Clutch Hydraulics

 

The clutch on my 1966 would work for awhile after bleeding it, but not for
very long, so today I replaced the clutch master cylinder (found evidence of
leakage when removing the old one), slave cylinder and hard line, and bled
the air out of the system.  I am still not getting any movement of the
clutch slave push rod.  Any suggestions?  The master cylinder and slave came
from Victoria British, if that makes any difference.

Richard

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