[alfa] RE: '89 Spider Clutch Bleed

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

Hi Zach:

I think Woody and AlfaBill are right on this one, and I'll elaborate their 
comments.  The clutch pedal doesn't need a slave cylinder in place to be 
returned to it's normal resting position.  There is a spring inside the MC 
that will do that.  It seems like the newer "off-brand" MC's have a fairly 
weak return spring, but the OEM Bonaldi's have a spring that will really 
pop the pedal back up forcefully.  If you had to reach down under the dash 
and pull the pedal back up, it sounds like the clutch pedal pivot pin is 
just about to break.  Before it does, you'll be able to manipulate the 
pedal without actually having the pin fully rotate, and it may work 
properly a few times, but then the pedal will suddenly drop against the 
firewall.  I've attached a pic for you, illustrating just how the part 
fails.  Replacement is fairly straightforward, and requires removal of the 
pedal box from the firewall.  Both the brake and clutch MC's have to be 
removed first.  I just did it, on my '87 Spider, two weeks ago.

Regards,

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


At 11:46 PM 9/29/2003, you wrote:

> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:42:27 -0700
> From: sherwood white <vze2skmv@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re: [alfa] RE: '89 Spider Clutch Bleed
>
> wrong it is not fixed yet  and no you did not have a big a bouble or air 
> lock all the problem is still in the same place as when you started was 
> that changing the clutch?  you did not need one what you need to do soon 
> like now! weld the pivot shaft for the pedal before it
> drops again or did it break off yet? if not it will soon real soon hard 
> way to learn changing that clutch was no fun i have changed 100's and have 
> all the right stuff could do it blind it is no fun good luck!  got a mig?
>
> Zachary Baker wrote:
>
> > Thanks for all the responses. I took my slave off to get a new one. 
> Unfortuanatly Vick's was out of stock. CAme back home and slowly pulled 
> the clutch pedal back up to where it should be. Re-installed the slave 
> (keeping in mind the advice given-bleeder valve up, ect.).
> > VIOLA!!
> > It works. Took a couple turns around the neighborhood. I must have 
> gotten a wicked air lock in the system when I hooked things up the first time.
> > Next, steering and suspension. Pulls HARD to the right. Egads.
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