another clutch question

[pieman18]

hey guys

i feel like all im doing at the moment is asking for assistance on here haha

im stumped again with my clutch installation.
ive only finished refitting the gearbox the second time tonight with a new semi heavy duty clutch kit, and brand new t50 release bearing

as far as i know the noises from the release bearing when the clutch is not engaged have stopped, although its hard to tell in a garage at night when the car has no exhaust

my problem is that the clutch pedal is now really really light and it wont engage any gears. the pedal pushes to the floor without any resistance at all.

during the re-fitting of the gearbox i know i lost some fluid from the clutch master cylinder through that little rubber boot where the clutch line sits into the clutch fork

what could be causing the clutch softness?
does it just need a bleed and/or an adjustment to the pedal pushrod?
have i made a stupid mistake somewhere when putting the gearbox back in?

thanks heaps guys, i just want to be able to drive it again

[Sam-Q]

start with a bleed and go from there

BTW wheres South Melbourne? The only thing I see south of the CBD is Port Philip bay

[pieman18]

ummm, not exactly sure what u mean by that question, so im gonna say...............next to port melbourne and albert park hahaha

thanks for the help, ill give it a crack in the morning and see how it goes

[pieman18]

edit:

ive only just realised that ive actually leaked a bit of fluid from the clutch slave cylinder

still not exactly sure what to do

[Skylar]

Bleed. Maybe a new slave, maybe not. You've probably overstroked it? Is there any fluid in the master's reservoir?

[biggo]

buy a new one? THeyre like $30 and fair common. Alot of toyotas of the era have simular ones that can work.

Or if you are poor and lazy, pull it apart and put grease on the seal. It will last you the weekend.....

maybe

[pieman18]

are they easy to damage?

as far as i know i havent done anything to it apart from push the little internal piston in a bit and bump the lip of the rubber boot off the edge a bit, which is whet let the fluid out, and probly some air in, however this is my first time dealing with the slave cylinder so i dont exactly know the ins and outs of it yet

[ke70dave]

No need to start buying things yet, if you have lost any fluid at all your clutch won't work at all, so I suggest give it a good bleed and go from there, I wouldexplain how to bleed it but I'm on the mobile and can only type slow!!

[hachi_dk]

yes bleed it definately.
my friend had the same problem so he just poured fresh fluid in and it got firmer and firmer as he just pumped it in the car.

[squish_m8]

just bleed it as stated before to start with.

its like brakes but 10x simpler