Ok Joe maybe I am wrong but here goes, it takes hydraulic pressure (fluid) to push against something (a rubber seal) that then pushes a cylinder, rod, or whatever, so that fluid that is pushing the seal is sneaking by it and not applying full pressure, it is leaking back into the system (back to the resevoir)not exteranlly but losing the initial pressure that it had gained due to a faulty seal. Call me crazy but this is my thought.
Clutch Installation Problems Need Help
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Hostile
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GONABITE
What you have described would apply to master cylinder
but the condition would result in a leak at the slave cylinder
because once past the piston there is no way back to reservoir
One other problem might be that the master cylinder may not
be returning all the way and not allowing full travel
Hope this helps
Skeeter
What you have described would apply to master cylinder
but the condition would result in a leak at the slave cylinder
because once past the piston there is no way back to reservoir
One other problem might be that the master cylinder may not
be returning all the way and not allowing full travel
Hope this helps
Skeeter
joe117
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Skeeter,
He's got full travel with no load. And he has a new master cylinder.
Mr.Bite,
There is no way for fluid to get back into the closed hydraulic system after bypass, period.
If you can solve the bleed problem and get the air out you will be up and running.
Remember the real long shot that you still might have a hose that is swelling up under pressure like a balloon. This would cause the problem too.
He's got full travel with no load. And he has a new master cylinder.
Mr.Bite,
There is no way for fluid to get back into the closed hydraulic system after bypass, period.
If you can solve the bleed problem and get the air out you will be up and running.
Remember the real long shot that you still might have a hose that is swelling up under pressure like a balloon. This would cause the problem too.
Ron
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<FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Since it was the slave cylinder, what's the post op failure mode? </FONT f>
MichaelP
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by GONABITE:
I am back on the road again! Put the slave cylinder in today and whamo. Also installed eradispeed rotors and ebc pads all the way around along with Kumho tires all the way around. I am ready to race.
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I was just about to post GOOD LUCK getting it all ready for your race.
Then I read your last post. GREAT to hear so now it is GOOD LUCK WITH THE RACE
I am back on the road again! Put the slave cylinder in today and whamo. Also installed eradispeed rotors and ebc pads all the way around along with Kumho tires all the way around. I am ready to race.
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I was just about to post GOOD LUCK getting it all ready for your race.
Then I read your last post. GREAT to hear so now it is GOOD LUCK WITH THE RACE
joe117
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I'm like Ron, above. If we don't get a post op failure mode report we won't have learned anything from this.
Well Ron and Joe there was none I changed the clutch flywheel and pressure plate, and prior to that everything was fine, the only thing I can think is that the old pressure plate did not hae as much resistance as the new one and the problem only happened with the added resistance. Who knows. I am glad it is fixed.
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