Thanks Brian. Checked the flex line and appears fine. Hydraulics bled fine so I assume that if there were plugged lines anywhere it would have manifested during bleeding of the slave. Ill now check presume plate.
Carm Gicante --- On Mon, 9/21/09, Brian Shorey <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Brian Shorey <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [alfa] Milano Clutch MC Replacement > To: "Carmen Gicante" <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Received: Monday, September 21, 2009, 2:16 PM > Well, > > One thing it could be, which you probably don't want to > hear now that you've got it all back together, is > swollen internals in the flex line. If you're > replacing the master and slave, it's always a good idea > to replace the flex line at the same time. > > Otherwise, there's not much left in the system, it > would have to be inside the bellhousing, either the TO > bearing (which usually makes noise as it starts to fail) or > the fingers on the pressure plate. > > Hope it's the flex line.. > > bs > > From: > Carmen Gicante > <[email protected]> > To: > [email protected] > Sent: Monday, > September 21, 2009 2:03:35 PM > Subject: > [alfa] Milano Clutch MC Replacement > > > My thanks to everyone who offered suggestions and > encouragement when I > attempted to replace the Clutch Master Cylinder. I could > not have done it > alone. FYI, I also replaced the slave at the same > time. It was a unique > experience , including bleeding. > > Now my new problem b the clutch pedal is very, very firm. I > suspect a > problem with the clutch itself. Ibm concerned that if I > drive the Milano in > this condition, Ibll eventually blow the Seals in MC due to > high pressure in > the hydraulic circuit. I suspect that this caused the > initial MC failure. > > Has anyone else experienced a ultra firm pedal and what was > the fix. Much > Thanks > > Carm Gicante > > 89 Milano Verde > 88 Spider Quad > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] > > > > __________________________________________________________________ The new Internet Explorer. 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
