I apologize from the beginning for starting yet another clutch bleeding thread. I've read and done what all the others did but I'm still at a loss and clutchless.
Long story:
1. I reused the benditalia master cylinder car had before restoring with a new slave bought from Classic Alfa. Also new clutch kit installed. For about a month this was good but later on gears would grind until car was warmed up for 10-15 minutes. Then it would drive normal.
2. We tried adjusting the master cylinder, this fixed the notchiness and grinding but clutch was slipping above 3K rpm. A lot.
3. I thought this would be a sign that the master cylinder had issues as it was the only thing not changed from before and might have some issues with the piston not returning. So I ordered a new one from Centerline.
4. This again resulted in clutch slip.
5. I had another new slave cylinder I had lying around that I had ordered a while back from a general parts producer. it's the same as the Classic alfa but with a longer body.
6. Installed everything and tried to bleed, just droplets came out and then air. No amount of foot pumping fixed this.
7. We bought a bleeding kit that attaches to a compressor to create vacuum. Nothing, just air.
8. We removed the slave line from the master cylinder and tried to bleed just the master. Droplets then air. No amount of adjusting (full to the left, full to the right and everything in between) fixed this.
9. We disconnected the lines, the fluid run straight out, blew air through with compressor, no foreighn bodies, no obstuctions so reattached, retried nothing.
10. Tried a reverse bleed, syringe on slave bleed port and push fluid from there in to shoot air bubbles towards the reservoir. That worked, fluid went all through the system, master rod got fully retracted. Closed everything (reservoir, nipple), still no clutch.
11. Tried manually bleeding with nipple and clutch pedal work for 5-10 minutes, nothing again. neither with slave fork manually pushed back.
I'm literally at a loss. It's the simplest circuit in the car and I just can't get it to work. It's like voodoo.
Any insights?
Long story:
1. I reused the benditalia master cylinder car had before restoring with a new slave bought from Classic Alfa. Also new clutch kit installed. For about a month this was good but later on gears would grind until car was warmed up for 10-15 minutes. Then it would drive normal.
2. We tried adjusting the master cylinder, this fixed the notchiness and grinding but clutch was slipping above 3K rpm. A lot.
3. I thought this would be a sign that the master cylinder had issues as it was the only thing not changed from before and might have some issues with the piston not returning. So I ordered a new one from Centerline.
4. This again resulted in clutch slip.
5. I had another new slave cylinder I had lying around that I had ordered a while back from a general parts producer. it's the same as the Classic alfa but with a longer body.
6. Installed everything and tried to bleed, just droplets came out and then air. No amount of foot pumping fixed this.
7. We bought a bleeding kit that attaches to a compressor to create vacuum. Nothing, just air.
8. We removed the slave line from the master cylinder and tried to bleed just the master. Droplets then air. No amount of adjusting (full to the left, full to the right and everything in between) fixed this.
9. We disconnected the lines, the fluid run straight out, blew air through with compressor, no foreighn bodies, no obstuctions so reattached, retried nothing.
10. Tried a reverse bleed, syringe on slave bleed port and push fluid from there in to shoot air bubbles towards the reservoir. That worked, fluid went all through the system, master rod got fully retracted. Closed everything (reservoir, nipple), still no clutch.
11. Tried manually bleeding with nipple and clutch pedal work for 5-10 minutes, nothing again. neither with slave fork manually pushed back.
I'm literally at a loss. It's the simplest circuit in the car and I just can't get it to work. It's like voodoo.
Any insights?
