Trans Questions.....Hard Going Into Gear

[csavaglio]

I think you'll be ok on the slave. I believe the difference is the angle that the bleed screw is set at. It points straight down on the later one.

If it doesn't work, though, Zip is now carrying correct, stamped steel bodied slave cylinders (as opposed to the cast junk you get at most parts stores and mail order places).

I second your thoughts on Jim. He was great about answering my questions on bleeding the system after I got the rebuilt units back on the car. One trick, after you get the initial bleed done, is to jack the rear of the car up and let it sit overnight. The hose connection is at the rear of the slave and at the front of the master, so putting the car up at a nose down angle, helps let the air work it's way to the top.

I don't bother with the bleed screw on the slave cylinder once there's a little fluid in the slave cylinder. Basically, I fill the master, crack open the bleed screw and work the clutch until fluid starts coming out the bleeder (into a tube to keep the mess down). Then I close up the bleeder and start working the clutch down to the floor and back up. Just make sure you keep fluid in the master cylinder's reservoir.

C