[TR] Brakes vs. clutch

[pethier at comcast.net]

----- Dave1massey at cs.com wrote:
 
> > Amazingly, I didn't have to bleed the Miata after replacing the
> clutch 
> > slave.  Just jumping madly up and down on the clutch pedal self-bled
> the 
> > system.
> 
> That's pretty typical of clutches.  There is enough fluid movement to
> work 
> the air back up to the reservoir.  I've done it with Triumphs, Datsuns
> and 
> maybe some others but I don't recall.

Several of the folks on the Miata list didn't believe me.

Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
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