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Clutch: Good News, for a change.

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When I brought my Midget home three months ago, the clutch was completely inoperable. I wanted to tidy up the engine compartment before I attempted the clutch maintenance, but I bought a new clutch master cylinder from British Victoria. (I received one of those new see-through plastic master cylinders) I've been stripping, cleaning, painting, etc. Today I finally installed my rebuilt, stripped, painted pedal assembly with the new master cylinders. It really looks nice. My midget already had a new clutch slave cylinder and hose, so I replaced the pipe and master cylinder only. I filled the new master cylinder with fresh fluid, opened the bleed valve and pumped the pedal up a few times, and viola'.. instant clutch the first time. NO leaks, no runs, no errors. In my case, I think the old Lockheed master cylinder was indeed bad, but also my pedals were rusted and binding. When I cleaned up my pedal box, I cleaned and olied the padal shaft and that seemed to make a big difference. These new master cylinders don't look stock, but they do look fresh and they sure work. Thanks for all the excellent help along the way! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cheers.gif
 
Congratulations, Sid! Glad to hear the clutch is working. Hopefully the rest of the car goes well for you too.
 
Thanks Sparky... Hopefully I can have the old lady driving in time for the British car meet at Road Atlanta in a few weeks.
 
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