On Wed, 8 Dec 2010 20:27:16 -0600 Fmiser <fmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Craig wrote: > > > > What do you want to know about it? > > Everything about the control system. *grin*
I don't know if I'd call it a "control system", but it's not that difficult. I did look in my paper manuals (Engine manual and both volumes of the Chassis and Body manual) for information, but found only job 03-410, Removal and installation of flywheel and driven plate, and job 03-420, Refacing flywheel, to be related to the manual clutch in any way. I thought I had seen something that at least talked about bleeding the clutch, but I cannot find that either! > The supply hose was leaking, so I did a field-expedite repair with an > incorrect hose. While under the dash, I noticed the master cylinder > was leaking a bit. That was last week. Yesterday I found a large > puddle of break fluid under the car. Seems to be coming off the area > around the slave cylinder. > > So it looks like I get to do a complete hydraulic system service. Oh - > and the brake master cylinder is allowing the brake pedal to "sink" > under light pressure, so it too need a rebuild. > > But I found the section in the manual for the brakes. So everything hydraulic needs to be looked at. The master cylinder for the brakes and its affiliated appurtenances are the more complicated part of the system. The clutch system has one master cylinder and one slave cylinder. The master cylinder is fed by a rubber/cloth hose from the rear section of the brake fluid reservoir. That goes through the firewall to the inlet of the clutch master cylinder. The outlet of the clutch master cylinder is connected to a hard line that goes through the firewall near to the bell housing. A short flex line jumps the gap between the body and the bell housing and connects to another hard line that goes to the slave cylinder, which actually does the work of pushing on the clutch actuator. The leak at the master cylinder can be due to the connection of the hard line being loose. That was the problem on our car when I found a brake-fluid-saturated (and ruined) driver's carpet. Both the master and the slave cylinders, of course, are subject to leaking gaskets and seals. I used to rebuild them, but don't anymore. Q has the parts you need. I found the best way to bleed the clutch is by pressure bleeding from the slave cylinder bleed screw. That has the potential of over-filling the brake fluid reservoir. Others say one should connect one of the front brake caliper bleed screws to the clutch slave cylinder bleed screw and pump the brakes. That risks ruining the brake master cylinder by running the seals onto a region that hasn't been much used and is therefore rough. Still others say start the car in gear and drive around until the clutch self-bleeds. I wish you success. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
