[alfa] Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Rebuild Questions- 69 Spider

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@xxxxxx>]

Hi Robert:

This is a long shot, but I've seen it happen.  Is the bellhousing firmly 
bolted to the engine?  I once had a '72 Spider where the nuts were a little 
loose, and the bellhousing would back away from the engine when the clutch 
pedal was depressed.  Might be worth a look.

Regards,

Dean
Lutz, FL
'74 & '87 Spider Veloce's


At 12:11 PM 9/14/2003, you wrote:

> > Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 08:38:55 -0700
> > From: "Robert Watson" <robert_watson100@domain.elided>
> > Subject: [alfa] Clutch Master Cylinder Rebuild Questions- 69 Spider
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > It looks like I am working on needing my 3rd clutch master cylinder in 6
> > years (for a 69 spider). The car is driven ever other day and about 15K
> > per year. I do not ride the clutch. The "free-play" has been correctly
> > adjusted. The clutch slave cylinder, hose and master cylinder were
> > replaced in '98. Every thing worked great until 2000 when I need a master
> > cylinder again.
> >
> > I am getting the same symptoms again, very little peddle pressure even
> > after repeated bleeding, and you can barely get it into gear. The bleeder
> > screw on the slave cylinder is correctly oriented on top, and it appears
> > that I get all the bubbles out when I bleed the line.
> >
> > Any suggestions or ideas on what is going on here? I am going to start by
> > replacing the hose again, but it looks like new so I doubt this will be a
> > miracle cure.
> >
> > Robert Watson
> >
> > 69 Spider
> > 67 GTV
> > Novato California
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