TNMGB
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Well, this only happened because I just ordered a $1000 digital SLR camera and I thought at the time, "Hmmmm, something will happen now that I've spent this money". And so here we are...
My 79B made a little grinding noise when I put it into reverse last week. It often is difficult to get into reverse but I usually put it into second and go back to reverse with out any prob. Judging from what others have said, that doesn't seem to be too unusual. Then yesterday, a lovely day, I was going to run an errand and take the B out. It would go into no gear at all. I called a mechanic friend who crawled up underneath and said when he looked at the slave cylinder, the piston rod was only moving forward maybe a half inch and should it do more that that?...I told him I have no idea. Added fluid to the reservoir since it looked to be a bit low but not much. I was able, however, with the engine off, able to get it to run through all gears a couple of times but don't know why. It then proceeded to just sit it in neutral and not budge.
So here I am asking what my next step should be. Should I bleed the clutch and how hard is this? I will say that when I got under the car and put my hand on the boot of the slave cylinder, I got a little bit of fluid on my hand when my friend depressed the clutch.
This is my first manual transmission car in the first place so it's not as though I know very much about the ways of wayward clutches and stuff...but this is why I have AAA.
Thanks for any input!
My 79B made a little grinding noise when I put it into reverse last week. It often is difficult to get into reverse but I usually put it into second and go back to reverse with out any prob. Judging from what others have said, that doesn't seem to be too unusual. Then yesterday, a lovely day, I was going to run an errand and take the B out. It would go into no gear at all. I called a mechanic friend who crawled up underneath and said when he looked at the slave cylinder, the piston rod was only moving forward maybe a half inch and should it do more that that?...I told him I have no idea. Added fluid to the reservoir since it looked to be a bit low but not much. I was able, however, with the engine off, able to get it to run through all gears a couple of times but don't know why. It then proceeded to just sit it in neutral and not budge.
So here I am asking what my next step should be. Should I bleed the clutch and how hard is this? I will say that when I got under the car and put my hand on the boot of the slave cylinder, I got a little bit of fluid on my hand when my friend depressed the clutch.
This is my first manual transmission car in the first place so it's not as though I know very much about the ways of wayward clutches and stuff...but this is why I have AAA.
Thanks for any input!