thanks Skip. The fork does seem sloppy. I can move it up and down slightly. I had to do this when I reinstalled the slave to get the actuator arm to align directly with the fork. Ill check this. Thanks Carm Gicante
--- On Mon, 9/21/09, skip <[email protected]> wrote: > From: skip <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [alfa] Milano Clutch MC Replacement > To: [email protected], "alfa digest" <[email protected]> > Received: Monday, September 21, 2009, 4:18 PM > > > > > > > > Carmen and > all, > The > last time I saw that hard > pedal thing on a Milano was when the pivot ball broke off > and dropped the fork > down onto the housing. It would still disengage the > clutch but was really > hard. > I am > wondering if the pivot ball > on yours is broken or if during the work process you did, > the lever just slipped > off the ball? You need to go back under there and > look. > Skip Patnode > '67 > Duetto > Norfolk, Va > > Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:03:35 -0700 (PDT) > From: Carmen Gicante <[email protected]> > 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 Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com. -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
