Greeks Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Had problems with a slowly worsening clutch recently, as if air is getting into the system ::). Also I had the hose pop off twice last weekend :o, leading me to wonder if this is the weak point and it can't take the extra pressure of the recently changed slave cylinder.Should I:a) try a braided hose (ie blame the problems on the stupid 30 year old plastic thing). If so, what are the connections I need to specify when I get it made up.b) get a modern replacement m/c (cheap as chips so not worth re doing the M/C and it's only 3 years since that was done)c) try both at the same time (will never know what the problem is then >:()Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy thompson Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I would think if it is popping off you either need a nice braided one (I have one on my PI) or a decent secondhand one... I guess Oz ones do get hotter but I wonder if yours had been messed with before it gave issues... never heard of one popping off!!!Not sure on the fittings ... someone here will know if not here is a handy link to Dave Sideways on just such a matterhttp://www.sideways-technologies.co.uk/forum/Blah.pl?m-1200891060/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 cheers ... reckon I'll give the braided hose a go first then. Thanks for the link ( he goes on a bit doesn't he ;-D )I can assure you, the popping off was not fun - apart from the WTF factor, there's all the fluid on the underside of the bonnet to clean up. Gave it a good rubbing with some wire wool ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 Well that was easy, 10 minutes at the hydraulic hose shop and they made me up the right stuff, elbow joints and all at a total cost of $100 ... about 45 GBP.Now to fit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sorbington Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Manual gearboxes, clutches. overdrives? Looks like I'm in for a nightmare with the estate....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 Well it will take your mind off your wobby wheels :-D As will changing gear yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 My car has an odd clutch setup... as suggested by James Shackford.MGC master cylinder and a TR6 slave - apparently it makes the clutch a joy - I haven't driven another manual 2000 since I got mine converted to compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 James,What was it like to bleed?Weirdly enough, I changed a clutch slave cylinder on a BMW 525i last weekend and encountered the same bleeding problems (!)-that is it was a sod to bleed the clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Haven't bled it yet... not sure it'll be any different to a standard 2000 - do TR6s have the same bleeding problems I wonder... (if they don't - maybe it will be easier) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 I've found it a pain ... until I remove the slave and hold it above the height of the master.I presume you haven't got the original MK1 copper pipe set up from M to S James - that makes it harder normally, and obvously means you can't raise the S above the M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sorbington Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Greeks wrote:Well it will take your mind off your wobby wheels :-D As will changing gear yourself.Me, change gear? I think not. I've employed someone to do that for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 It has a copper pipe that goes to a bracket on the "chassis" next to the engine - then there's a plastic pipe that goes from there to the slave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 Oh well that doesn't sound like much fun ... but it's not like you should need to bleed it too often :-)I remember bleeding the worksalike before 10CR 03 and we spent blood ages. We were sure we had it right. At the top of the Barcellonete pass, however, the clutch was inoperable - change in air pressure! Was fine once we were back down off the mountain again!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy thompson Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Best way (sometimes the only way if you have a new m/c ) is with a pressure bleed. I made an adaptor with an old lid and car valve cut from an old inner tube. 10-15psi applied from a wound down compressor (or bicycle pump) will squeeze fluid through no problem... wee bit at a time keep topping it up. Job done....... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 Hmmm I hadn't thought of using a bike pump but didn't fancy forking out for a fancy set up... good thinking. Might give that a try when I fit my new hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 The eezi-bleed strikes again...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 If the problem is that the air won't come out of the back of the slave - would it work if you added a pipe instead of the bleed nipple - with a female-female union and a bleed nipple on that? With the pipe raised above the master cylinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 Well this turned out to be rather good fun ... not!Purchased braided hose. Fitted braided hose.Bled clutch.Pipe between reservoir and m/c split!!!! (spraying fluid everywhere)... car gets driven to professional who is fitting a custom modified modern replacement m/c for the princely sum of about 70 quid - end of? :-)(Air ingress problems were almost certainly caused by a dead m/c anyway so it was inevitable) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 This has really been a pain in the b**ls for you hasnt it .Hope its sorted soon .....not that its boring I mean for your sake!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 oh, it's nothing to what you've been going through. I've never been unable to drive the car as a result. should be sorted by the end of the day *smashes head against desk to touch wood* i'm just hoping the braided hose will still fit the m/c! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sorbington Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 Such problems you guys! I noticed that the interior light on my saloon was a bit dim yesterday so removed the bulb to find that it was rated at 0.6 Watts!!Thankfully, a new 5 Watt bulb has resolved this crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 grrrr..... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 sorbs wrote:Such problems you guys! I noticed that the interior light on my saloon was a bit dim yesterday so removed the bulb to find that it was rated at 0.6 Watts!!Thankfully, a new 5 Watt bulb has resolved this crisis.Oh... interior light? It's always sunny here so we don't need them :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AlanChatterton Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 new balls please................(just finished polishing the chrome headlight rings..........you would not believe how dirty they were..........tsk tsk.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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