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Blackjokr

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****..car starts...cosmetics almost all done..minor electrical and found the cluth pedal goes right to the floor. I believe there is enough fluid in the reservoir. Where do I go next? I am asusming the mechanic because I never did a clutch on a car before...im mechanically minded and good with this stuff when I have the info. Any help?

thanks!
 
That's simple. You need an assistant to help you bleed to clutch. Pump, pump, pump, release valve on clutch slave accessible via panel on pass side. Pump up and hold pedal down. open valve, release air, close valve, release pedal and start over again. Keep up until clutch fluid comes out and no air remains. Then come back and talk to us if still stuck..
 
I'd first verify why this has happened.
 
Well yeah but I think he's just putting this car back together. Sounds like air in the clutch line to me without knowing more. Could be a leak. Could be a mechanical failure.
 
Lou, the 1500 engined Midgets are a PITA to bleed the clutch. The red clutch hose goes higher than the master cylinder making it really hard to get all the air out. Asuming the componants themselves are good, there are a couple of ways to do it.

1. Pump like crazy. It can be done but it is hard.

2. Jack up the side? Of the car so the hose is lower.

3. Unbolt the master cylinder and hold it higher than the hose and bless it that way. (My choice) don't forget that air doesn't care which end it comes out. It is a bit tight to get the MC off. You will have to undo the clevis that attaches it to the clutch itself and the bolts are a tight fit. I use a 1/4 socket with an extension. (I am told thin walled sockets work too.) once it is off,,rock it gently to get the air out and pump the piston. (I stuck a screwdriver through the hole so it would not hurt my hand.) it is a tad more complicated to start, but, a one person job and it literally takes seconds to do the actual bleeding.
 
rocking..you guys rule. I am pretty i drove it years ago but not sure anymore if the clutch was good . ill trya nd bleed it first!
 
If it's been sitting you would probably be better off changing both the master and the slave and be done with it. The good thing about the 1500 is the slave holds more fluid than the master. By removing the slave and tilting the line to it's highest point, you can compress the slave forcing any air out of the lines and master into the res. You can also use a similar technique toy use the slave to suck air/fluid from the res through the hose and slave, then open the bleeder and force it out. I bled mine by myself that way.
 
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