Clutch bleed fail
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Clutch bleed fail
Ever since I got my 300ZX back from the shipping company, the clutch has been messed up. I'm assuming there was air in the line and it just made the problem worse due to the possible extreme angle on the truck. When the car is started, it will not go into gear. I can tell the engagement point is all the way at the bottom of pedal travel to the point where it is just missing it. It will sometimes allow me to barely shift but most of the time, it does not.
Anyway, I tried to bleed to the line today and it did absolutely nothing. I noticed that the entire time, there were giant air bubbles as well as small foamy bubbles coming from both the upper and lower position. They never did go away but I have a hard time believing my entire line is one massive air bubble. I went through about a pint and a half before I stopped to see if there was any difference.
While it felt stiff with the car off, as soon as it started, the pedal went limp again and it still won't shift. I am beyond irritated!
Anybody have any ideas?
Anyway, I tried to bleed to the line today and it did absolutely nothing. I noticed that the entire time, there were giant air bubbles as well as small foamy bubbles coming from both the upper and lower position. They never did go away but I have a hard time believing my entire line is one massive air bubble. I went through about a pint and a half before I stopped to see if there was any difference.
While it felt stiff with the car off, as soon as it started, the pedal went limp again and it still won't shift. I am beyond irritated!
Anybody have any ideas?
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Re: Clutch bleed fail
Towing is unfortunately not an option. My budget on this thing ran out the moment I got it running after 2 years of downtime. I'm very familiar with the car (been working on them almost exclusively since 2004) but this one is throwing me for a loop. I figure it can't be the master cylinder, slave cylinder, or slave line. I'm not sure about the clutch booster. I need to study the effects of a failed booster but I don't think it would cause this. I might replace the bleeders and see what happens from there. Other people have mentioned doing a reverse bleed as well.
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Towing is unfortunately not an option. My budget on this thing ran out the moment I got it running after 2 years of downtime. I'm very familiar with the car (been working on them almost exclusively since 2004) but this one is throwing me for a loop. I figure it can't be the master cylinder, slave cylinder, or slave line. I'm not sure about the clutch booster. I need to study the effects of a failed booster but I don't think it would cause this. I might replace the bleeders and see what happens from there. Other people have mentioned doing a reverse bleed as well.
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