[FWDsux]

Okay, I got a NEW clutch master cylinder and slave and a braided steel line. I put everything on and bled it....and STILL the pedal is shitty. I have about 2 inches of play and HAVE to go all the way to the floor to disengage the clutch. I think there may still be some air in the system, but I bled the crap out of the thing. Anybody have any experience with this? Stupid mistakes seen repeated here? Handy tricks to know?

Thanks

Nick

 

[Racefiend]

I know it may be a dumb question, but did you try adjusting your clutch?

Christian

 

[FWDsux]

Ummmm......Yeah. There is play in the master cylinder it self. I think there may be some air in the MC. I bled it again with a vac pump and it got better, but still not what I think it should be....

 

[dogstar]

bleed it again maybe?

i know it sounds dumb, but ive had brake systems that you had to bleed 5 or 6 times to get them feeling decent.
i think once there was water in the system, and it just cursed us for about 2 days, trying to figure it out.

 

[narsil]

alignment of housing

just changed one myself, i had the same problem
in my case i did not tighten the bolts on clutch housing the part that the clutch swings in that is attached to the firewall. the whole housing rocked slightly thus causing a bad engagement while the pedal did go all the way thru its range of motion. i could not figure out wahat was wrong after bleeding the system down, over and over.
the whole setup is a bit of a bitch as it can go out of alignment on and thru the firewall.
i dont know if i explained that well but thats what happened to me !! :evil: :roll: