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The clutch pedal on the 944 gradually went to the floor whilst taking it to MOT.....If I got my foot behind it and pulled it back, it was fine...
Dave and I have had the slave cylinder out, stripped it, cleaned and reassembled it.
I have put it back on, and now there is absolutely nothing, the clutch doesn't bleed and the pedal remains firmly to the floor with no pressure at all.
Has anyone any knowledge as to something that may be peculiar to the 944 as I have never done this particular job before on one.... I am presuming they take a while to bleed, or I need to take it off again and replace it as it was a bit of an awkward bugger to put in, I am presuming it might have not gone back in correctly.
It's all getting a bit tense now, as the VOSA inspection is on the 8th, and it has to go throught the MOT prior to that....It should be ok, but I DO need a clutch in order to pass an MOT.
I love it really.
Dave and I have had the slave cylinder out, stripped it, cleaned and reassembled it.
I have put it back on, and now there is absolutely nothing, the clutch doesn't bleed and the pedal remains firmly to the floor with no pressure at all.
Has anyone any knowledge as to something that may be peculiar to the 944 as I have never done this particular job before on one.... I am presuming they take a while to bleed, or I need to take it off again and replace it as it was a bit of an awkward bugger to put in, I am presuming it might have not gone back in correctly.
It's all getting a bit tense now, as the VOSA inspection is on the 8th, and it has to go throught the MOT prior to that....It should be ok, but I DO need a clutch in order to pass an MOT.
I love it really.
First question - do you mean the master (the one behind the pedal) or the slave (the one that actually moves the clutch plate)?
If the former - don't know if the design of your master is the same as mine on a 911, but I had the same situation. Essentially the piston on the cylinder stayed put at the end of the bore, and by pulling the pedal back by hand, all that happened was the actuating rod pulled out of the spring connection on the back of the piston. You can't then bleed it because the piston is stuck further up the bore than the incoming fluid port from the reservoir.
I took the master out and tried bloody everything to get the piston free and failed - ended up replacing the master cylinder and suddenly all was well!
If the former - don't know if the design of your master is the same as mine on a 911, but I had the same situation. Essentially the piston on the cylinder stayed put at the end of the bore, and by pulling the pedal back by hand, all that happened was the actuating rod pulled out of the spring connection on the back of the piston. You can't then bleed it because the piston is stuck further up the bore than the incoming fluid port from the reservoir.
I took the master out and tried bloody everything to get the piston free and failed - ended up replacing the master cylinder and suddenly all was well!
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