RE: [alfa] re: Lesson #1 - Pride Goes Before the Fall

["Thomas Moll" <moltek@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't know if anyone mentioned this to you yet Tom but the clutch hydraulic
system is self bleeding to a large degree and I have had great luck just
pumping the pedal and then letting the car sit for a few minutes and then
pump some more (I usually see bubbles coming up in the reservoir). Repeat as
needed and in unusually hard to bleed cases leaving the car overnight often
presents a perfectly working clutch.

YMMW
Thomas
Seattle, WA


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Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 1:29 AM
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Subject: [alfa] re: Lesson #1 - Pride Goes Before the Fall 

An update on the Alfetta clutch slave replacement -

The new parts are in from the vendors and I have been slowly removing the
old from the car. I got the two bolts out of the slave cyl mounting and
started removing the cyl from the tranny. This is where I ran into a little
trouble ...

The slave cyl mounts to the transaxle from the rear. The clutch arm is
behind the slave cyl. The mount (thankfully) doesn't move and the clutch arm
is *very* tough to make move. So, how does one remove the slave cyl from
between the proverbial rock and hard place?

The ultimate solution, provided by Steven, involved collapsing the slave
piston into the bore (duh ...). However, it should be noted that, due to the
condition of the slave (leaking, corroded), moving said piston was
difficult. Eventually, it moved (spraying the residual Racing Blue all over
me and the undercarriage) and I was able to remove the old unit from the
car. The new unit is loosely installed (awaiting bleeding). 

Now I'm installing the new clutch MC, but that's going slowly. I have a bunk
bed to build, in-laws arriving, and first days of school to finish
experiencing. The MC installation is actually no problem, only finding the
time is the problem. Oh well, it will happen.

Many thanks to the suggestions and help offered by the various digesters,
specifically Steven and Biba. Kudos to the vendors, too (Performatek and
IAP).

Tom
Seattle
7711615
6310123 (no clutch hydraulics)
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