I'm almost done with the swap, and last night I bled the clutch line after doing the brakes. For some reason, the pedal doesn't feel right. The travel seems short, like 4 inches or so. Plus, the pedal feels kinda soft, which to me feels like an easy clutch, up until it stops earlier than I am used to (coming from an M20 with the getrag). So the pedal goes down with some resistance as normal, up until I feel a stop, which seems early to me. And it returns like normal. It kind of feels like it might not be doing anything, but it doesn't feel like there's air in the lines.
I don't know yet if the clutch disengages with the car running, because I haven't finished the swap yet. I bled the line after swapping the slave cylinder by letting the fluid drain out, and pumping the pedal a hundred times because I'm told it is self-bleeding like that.
Parts I've used are an FTE brand slave cyl, pn 21521159045, and the UUC lightweight flywheel + clutch combo, using the M5 sprung disc + pressure plate + associated TOB. I did also have to buy a new fork lever, spring clip, and pivot pin because my trans didn't come with those.
Am I missing something? Did I bleed incorrectly? Why would it feel like I'm hitting something/reduced travel? Could something have been installed incorrectly? Maybe it's okay and I don't know until I start the car. But I'm looking for insight first, based on this speculation. Thank you!
I don't know yet if the clutch disengages with the car running, because I haven't finished the swap yet. I bled the line after swapping the slave cylinder by letting the fluid drain out, and pumping the pedal a hundred times because I'm told it is self-bleeding like that.
Parts I've used are an FTE brand slave cyl, pn 21521159045, and the UUC lightweight flywheel + clutch combo, using the M5 sprung disc + pressure plate + associated TOB. I did also have to buy a new fork lever, spring clip, and pivot pin because my trans didn't come with those.
Am I missing something? Did I bleed incorrectly? Why would it feel like I'm hitting something/reduced travel? Could something have been installed incorrectly? Maybe it's okay and I don't know until I start the car. But I'm looking for insight first, based on this speculation. Thank you!
Comment