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- From: georgej@gtephx.UUCP (Jefferson George)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Clutch problem
- Keywords: clutch toyota
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.205049.3999@gtephx.UUCP>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 20:50:49 GMT
- References: <4571@rosie.NeXT.COM>
- Organization: AG Communication Systems - Phoenix, AZ
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- In article <4571@rosie.NeXT.COM>, rsherman@sailer.next.com (Rick Sherman) writes:
- > Help,
- >
- > I seem to be having a problem with my 83 Celica. Today I noticed the
- > clutch go all the way to the floor (First symptom). I could not even put
- > the car in gear. After popping the hood I noticed the cylinder next to the
- > fire wall was empty (second symptom). Due to my limited knowledge with
- > auto repair I figured, hey, I'll run down to the auto parts store, get
- > some brake fluid (the cap indicated DOT 3), dump it in and off I go.
- >
- > No such luck. Next I remember performing a brake job on an old car (71
- > Toyota). After adding brake fluid I had to bleed the lines, to eliminate
- > the air. Hey that worked. Now for the question:
- >
- > Where do I bleed the air from a Clutch cylinder? I'm not even sure if the
- > two are related. Does anyone have a clue?
- >
- The air can be bleed at the slave clutch cylinder attached to the transmission
- under the car.
-
- > After fixing this problem, I'll still need to figure out what caused the
- > leak in the first place.
- >
- Had the same problem... The fluid actually ruined the carpet on the driver's
- side. It was leaking past a seal inside the master brake cylinder. I had to
- take the master cylinder off and replace the seal... The 1 piece part (the
- partsperson referenced as a overhaul kit) was $12... Took me 4 hrs to complete
- the job.
-
- You can also buy a new cylinder for ~$40
-
- --
- Jefferson George
- AG Communication Systems, Phoenix, Arizona
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