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The other nite it was a bit cooler so I took Miss Agatha out and drove her like I stole her for about half an hour. About half way I noted that she no longer lost pedal pressure at high RPM when shifting. Strange.

Anyway that's what happened so I took her out again this morning and all was fine shifting at high RPM, about 5K.

Hmmm, bubble has moved?? In the morning I will again bleed the line a bit and see how it goes. Maybe, just maybe that issue is solved.

I do have a 1275 push rod in the slave cylinder to make sure I get full movement of the clutch without bottoming on the circle clip in the slave.

Boy does Miss Agatha like to run hard and sticks like glue.

More to follow.
 
Jack, if its working right, don't mess with it....you're sounding more like Dale every day...hehehehe
 
Ha, got to get that air out I think.
 
Jack:

If it ain't broken ____________________________

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Pat
 
Yea, I agree but it does not seem like it is completely releasing as it should.
 
Have not but have a friend with one so..............
 
Maybe the clutch plate is finally starting to wear just a little, bringing the release portion of the pressure plate closer to the release bearing itself. Thicker clutch plate moves the pressure plate release point farther from the release bearing itself. IMHO.
 
I used the Motive Power bleeder on my '60 BE and it worked great. It takes no time at all. After attaching the tank to the Master cylinder and pressurizing (keep it under 10 lbs), open the bleed at the slave until fluid flows properly, tighten and you are ready to go. One of the best solutions for bleeding our cars!
 
Same with an Eezi-bleed. Works a treat.
 
Well, I did it using my spare tire & EEZIBleed & now I have to sand blast & repaint my spare because the brake fluid got all over it & ruined a perfect paint job!
 
My Eezi-Bleed has a fairly long air hose attachment allowing me to use the left front wheel still on the car and out of harms way! That said, I have always hated the inherent mess associated with brake fluid spillage and the resulting damage! Sometimes it's just easier to do it the old fashioned way!! :rolleyes:
 
zimmy said:
i do the same thing with a cut off inner tube,
clothes pin and a hose clamp.......$5 ......z
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do tell
 
It can make one heck of a mess.
 
zimmy said:
i do the same thing with a cut off inner tube,
clothes pin and a hose clamp.......$5 ......z
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Hm. Not picturing that.

I made a pressure bleeder from a $10 garden sprayer and an old M/C cap. This was for my veedub, but all I need is the correct cap to use it on the Midget. Very simple and effective.
 
Dumb question time.

I have an old cap. If I get an air fitting on it and can put a few (8?) PSI on it, it'll power bleed out of a loosened bleeder screw?

If that's the case, I will be a happy camper. I HATE bleeding brakes!
 
58Custom said:
I made a pressure bleeder from a $10 garden sprayer and an old M/C cap. This was for my veedub, but all I need is the correct cap to use it on the Midget. Very simple and effective.
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I made one earlier this year but I didn't use it today because the cap I used doesn't fit good enough and I really need to put a pressure gauge on it as I over pumped it last time and made a huge mess for myself.
My last order to VB included a new MC cap so the old one can go to the pressure bleeder. Found an old vacuum gauge today too so I think I may try again with that.
 
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