Glad the trick pony gave one more ride Kaleb. Congrats on success.... Now, get out and do a burnout before you do the Italian tuneup..... 240 version..... Don't forget to pack a lunch.. ;))
On Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 4:29 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes < [email protected]> wrote: > Bravo! > > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > Jul 5, 2020 6:15:23 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <[email protected] > >: > > > I got home with the 8ft section of hose and I just decided to leave it > as is rather than cutting it shorter. I filled the tube with fluid from > the HF oil can squirter then attached it to the bleeder and began pumping. > I ended up developing some air pockets in the house so I removed it from > the bleeder again and got them out. I determined the issue the whole time > might have been I did not have the bleeder loose enough. I loosened it > some more and continued pumping. After a while I noticed a small amount of > movement in the brake reservoir. Then the level started to slowly rise. I > closed the bleeder screw then went under the dash to pull the linkage rod > out to install the one originally on the car. The one that came with the > MC was much shorter than the MB one that came off the car so I stuck the > one that came with the MC back in. I had a hell of a time compressing it > to get it back to the bolt hole. Finally got it, screwed it back down and > now the clutch works! I am not sure if it was a matter of leaving the rod > disconnected from the clutch pedal, opening the bleed screw more, or using > the oil can instead of the hose connected to brake caliper. At the end of > the day I think I prefer the oil can method because using the caliper has > the potential to pump dirty brake fluid up into the brand new clutch > hydraulics (although in this case the fluid looks clean like it was > recently flushed. > > > > On 7/5/2020 3:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > >> I just bought 8 ft of clear tubing. Will run it out from under the car > to where I can watch the reservoir then cut the length I need. I will then > pump the line full of fluid before hooking it up to the bleeder on slave > cylinder. Then start pumping. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Jul 5, 2020, at 2:52 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > [email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> I didn't say it would always work. ;) > >>> -Curt > >>> > >>>> On Sunday, July 5, 2020, 2:37:17 AM EDT, fmiser <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Curt wrote: > >>>> Have you checked to see if the line from the master to the slave > >>>> is clear? Maybe that was the problem all along. My suggestion is > >>>> to use the rod from the car, not the replacement master. > >>> Can't always do that. I've seen at least three different > >>> rod-to-cylinder interfaces. Not all were interchangeable. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
