In an effort to resolve the unusual and sudden pedal malfunction mentioned in a previous post I set about bleeding the clutch hydraulics.
Firstly I ordered a Sealey bleed kit that uses a hand pressured pump & cylinder to force the old fluid out and the new in. It works really well!
I began by removing the clutch slave bleed nipple and low and behold no fluid flowed out - it seems as if the aperture is blocked somehow. After a bit of searching and question asking of Jon at JMG Garage, I removed the clutch flexi hose union and bled the master cylinder, then after reattaching the flexi and I bled the whole system by removing the lower hardline union at the slave.
Using a small pry bar inserted through the inspection hole in the bell housing I squeezed out all of the old filthy fluid from the inside the slave cylinder - and once nice clean dot 4 fluid was flowing freely, and some pedal depressing from my son, the clutch system was bled.
I can see that the release bearing is being moved now with the pedal action and the pedal also returns to it's normal position now too. So far so good - although pedal action seems lighter than I remember...
I then tackled bleeding the front brakes - which were refreshed with new seals after being powder coated. It was an easier job than I expected - made so no doubt by using my newly procured Sealey pressure bleeder.
Firstly I ordered a Sealey bleed kit that uses a hand pressured pump & cylinder to force the old fluid out and the new in. It works really well!
I began by removing the clutch slave bleed nipple and low and behold no fluid flowed out - it seems as if the aperture is blocked somehow. After a bit of searching and question asking of Jon at JMG Garage, I removed the clutch flexi hose union and bled the master cylinder, then after reattaching the flexi and I bled the whole system by removing the lower hardline union at the slave.
Using a small pry bar inserted through the inspection hole in the bell housing I squeezed out all of the old filthy fluid from the inside the slave cylinder - and once nice clean dot 4 fluid was flowing freely, and some pedal depressing from my son, the clutch system was bled.
I can see that the release bearing is being moved now with the pedal action and the pedal also returns to it's normal position now too. So far so good - although pedal action seems lighter than I remember...
I then tackled bleeding the front brakes - which were refreshed with new seals after being powder coated. It was an easier job than I expected - made so no doubt by using my newly procured Sealey pressure bleeder.
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