[DML] Clutch Job

[Lee <lseiler@xxxx>]

Hi to all our DML members,

It's been a while sense my last post.

My D has been laid up for the last couple of months with a broken clutch (5)
speed. I lost all pedal just as I got home, and ended up pushing it up the
drive-way 
and into the hanger.

After checking the fluid level and finding it empty! and finding a stained
driver
side carpet indicating that the clutch master cylinder was probably the
problem,
I ordered one from PJ Grady. It took quite a while to get around to
starting the
repair because I thought it was going to be difficult and time consuming.

It turned out that even with needing a second person to hold a Phillips to
remove
the two nuts, the whole remove and replace job took an hour. All that is
left is
the bleeding,

The original unit look fine, although on the dirty side. I found some
indication of
wetness around the plunger but not the dripping I expected. When I opened the
seal end which on the original has a metal band holding the seal in place I
discovered
a rusty nasty wet mess. Removing the plunger requires the removing of a
snap ring.
Once cleaned up the plunger is installed in the new master cylinder, which
comes with a new snap ring. Installing the new master cylinder is easy
enough, as is the connecting of the
fluid fill hose and the hydraulic line back to the slave cylinder.

Every time something breaks I get the feeling that the problem will never
be fixed, and every time I dive in I find that I enjoy working on my D, Now
all that's left is to bleed the lines.

Well the bleeding is done and the clutch works!

Now a question?

Any one who has ever had to bleed the clutch line knows what a bitch it is
just to reach
and what a mess it makes, especially when a master cylinder is replaced and
you are faced with bleeding most of the line contents to get all the air out.

I have come up with a single tool that will do the following:

1. loosen the bleeder screw with out removing the Engine CVR or even
reaching behind the engine.

2. collects all the Dot-4 as it is bled (spl?) off and puts in a container
and not the bell housing or floor.

3. loosens and tightens the bleed screw during the bleeding cycle, again
with out requiring reaching down behind the engine and is used to tighten
screw when bleeding is complete.

If you are interested in such an item please let me know via direct e-mail
using reply! just say "me too"

TTFN

Lee



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