gadget Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 I feel that the intricate wiggle where the clutch pipe weaves between the heater matrix pipes would be a little more unlikely to rub if the passenger side clip was in place. Whoever it was who thought up the routing for the TD5 clutch pipe must have been a recent graduate or someone who was about to leave the company. I've got the splice in place for now, just need to get the air out of the system. I had considered coming off the wing, but again very close to the exhaust. My favourite so far is to come across to centre of the bulkhead then step across to the head with a flexi. Then a hard line from the centre rear of the head to the clutch slave. But it's too bloody miserable outside to be experimenting and i'd rather like to have the car running again. Not to mention evicting the mices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 It I feel that the intricate wiggle where the clutch pipe weaves between the heater matrix pipes would be a little more unlikely to rub if the passenger side clip was in place. Whoever it was who thought up the routing for the TD5 clutch pipe must have been a recent graduate or someone who was about to leave the company. It is not so bad at all on a LHD one Watching with interest and hoping for some photos too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget Posted December 21, 2013 Author Share Posted December 21, 2013 It It is not so bad at all on a LHD one OI! NOOOOOOo! Watching with interest and hoping for some photos too. You want photos of the splice or just the final mod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Full works for the mod and the splice if you don't mind, there is a D2 RHD for sale not far from me with a nakered clutch and going cheap too circa the €2500 mark, tempting hey!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 The red part of the image is the bit that i've replaced. This is the slave side of the pipe. This is behind the head. This is the other end of the splice near to the FPR. The splice is 39cm long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 There are no obvious leaks from the pipework now, but try as i might i still can't get an air free bleed from the slave nipple. It's starting to annoy me now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 Partial success. I have a clutch and i can drive the Discovery! It's got a fair bit of free play in the pedal though. I've noticed something that i don't think is right. Imagine a length of clear tubing full of fluid with one large air bubble in it. When i press the clutch the bubble moves say 10cm along the pipe. If i lift the clutch pedal, wait 10 seconds and then depress again the bubble duly moves another 10cm along the pipe. If i press the clutch pedal up and down repeatedly at a rate of say twice per second the bubble moves 10cm on the first depression and then only 2cm on the successive depressions. If i wait a few seconds and repeat the above i see the same results again. Normal or tired mast cylinder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 it should bleed out now with the new mod I would have thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 I've only got the splice in place at the moment. It's fully bled. Not a trace of air exiting after extensive bleeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 You are doing it with two people aren't you? Otherwise, any air will move Iike you describe as the pedal moves back and forth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 You are doing it with two people aren't you? Otherwise, any air will move Iike you describe as the pedal moves back and forth. Not if you use something like a washer pipe one way valve, there are some out there that use a sprung brass ball and cup type thing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Not if you use something like a washer pipe one way valve, there are some out there that use a sprung brass ball and cup type thing too. Ok. Are you doing it with two people or a one way valve in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 I had a one way valve in the tube so no back flow when the pedal is raised. Just observing that the first depression of the pedal displaced more fluid than any subsequent presses in quick succession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Sorry, I wasn't being patronizing, but it was worth checking! Perhaps try reverse bleeding? A gunson pressure bleeder with the tube to the cap squeezed over the bleed nipple might work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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