cammmy Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Hey GuysMy clutch was working fine when I swapped the motor in the trump. The slave has been hanging there while I was working on it. Went rig it all up again and the pedal goes straight to the floor. Tried bleeding it but no luck. Took the pipe out the back of the slave, put my thumb over the end of it and got my mate to pump the pedal then hold it 3/4 of the way to the floor, realeased my thumb and no pressure in the pipe.Any ideas?Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Previously discussed herehttp://www.club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/forum10/Blah.pl?m-1309781900/s-11/highlight-clutch/#num11They are a pain....Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 And mine stopped working briefly on the way home this evening...... stopped (limited choice on that in fact), checked the fluid (ok surprisingly) got back in and it had returned..... which was a relief. Behaved normally the rest of the way home. Odd.Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cammmy Posted December 13, 2011 Author Share Posted December 13, 2011 Cool, I'll check the thread out.Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cammmy Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 Put heater hose on res, got someone to blow down it, another person to press the clutch and I opened the bleed nipple. Bled normally from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Yep, the blowing worked for me too.....Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Looks like I have to do the job again (properly this time!) as clutch has gone completely random. Seems that the master cylinder has an issue as sometimes the pedal goes to the floor, sometimes it starts to work half way down and sometimes it's normal. No fluid being lost (well, ok a tiny bit - the slave is tired too). Clutch itself and all the mechanical bits were done earlier this year.I have a MC seal kit, internal spring and new slave complete - it's just the remembered joys of bleeding the thing that are stopping me...... :( The 3ºC outside temperatures with a howling northwesterly coming straight up the drive and a dose of man-flu are not helping either. Such a wimp...... :BNick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikew Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Nick_Jones wrote:I have a MC seal kit, internal spring and new slave complete - it's just the remembered joys of bleeding the thing that are stopping me...... :( The 3ºC outside temperatures with a howling northwesterly coming straight up the drive and a dose of man-flu are not helping either. Such a wimp...... :BNickCome on Nick,don't wimp out, thermal underwear and a good hot drink is what you needI've been out all day,get your car fixed and drive ityou know it makes sense ;)mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 ;DI was driving it daily until Thursday :PIt does still sort of work - you just can't be certain you'll get the expected effect every time you use the clutch...... and it's getting worse fairly rapidly - or the cold is affecting the resilience of the seal.Car is living outdoors at present as does not fit in the garage even a little bit due to other junk (non-Triumph and not strictly car related :().I'll deal with it tomorrow - probably :PNick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cammmy Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 Did you deal with it yesterday? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Partly..... it's in bits. Will go back together tomorrow with a bit of luck. Master doesn't seem too bad - slave is knacked.Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cammmy Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Nick_Jones wrote:Master doesn't seem too bad - slave is knacked.You got him doing all the work? ;) ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I wish..... :)MC now rebuilt with new seals and new re-purposed Landrover slave cyl is ready to go. Might get to it Thursday.....Turns out the car already had an incorrect ( for PI) 7/8" cyl fitted (explaining why it works better on the bottom hole), so the Landrover one is an exact match.Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Is the pedal return spring ok?If that breaks it causes premature aging of the Master Cylinder internal spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Pedal return spring is ok. Was not fitted when I got the car, but was present and easily (well, not that easily) refitted. Works much better with it fitted! Internal spring seems good. I did buy a new internal spring from Chris Witor, which came with an aluminium button in its narrow end for some reason. My MC actually has a plastic button which snaps over a little pip on the end of the spool to locate the spring. The seal kit included a replacement plastic button - which didn't fit properly so I re-used the original which does. Also got an additional rubber seal (without central hole) and shim washer in the kit which don't appear to have a use. I presume there are two styles of MC which use the different parts and the kit is to cover both....?CheersNick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Clutch now working again. Still a bit squashy and low so will bleed again in a day or two......Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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