Thanks to everybody who offered advice. The problem seems to be
solved.

I removed the slave cyl. from the housing and let it hang
semi-vertical. ( I couldn't get it fully vertical for fear of breaking
the crummy-looking, brittle plastic tube.) Then I worked the slave
pushrod in and out about 6 times while my wife watched the main
reservoir. The first few times, a lot of bubbles came out; but after
the 5th or 6th time, there were no more bubbles, so I re-mounted the
slave. Now the transmission is shifting smoothly again.

I didn't touch the clutch pedal at all while the slave was removed.

There is a stain underneath the master cyl., but I suspect that it has
been leaking very slowly over a period of years. I will just check the
fluid level more frequently from now on. I'm sure that a few cans of
brake fluid per year is a lot cheaper than a new hydraulic system.

Thanx again, john w.

 

Thanks to everybody who offered advice. The problem seems to be
solved.

I removed the slave cyl. from the housing and let it hang
semi-vertical. ( I couldn't get it fully vertical for fear of breaking
the crummy-looking, brittle plastic tube.) Then I worked the slave
pushrod in and out about 6 times while my wife watched the main
reservoir. The first few times, a lot of bubbles came out; but after
the 5th or 6th time, there were no more bubbles, so I re-mounted the
slave. Now the transmission is shifting smoothly again.

I didn't touch the clutch pedal at all while the slave was removed.

There is a stain underneath the master cyl., but I suspect that it has
been leaking very slowly over a period of years. I will just check the
fluid level more frequently from now on. I'm sure that a few cans of
brake fluid per year is a lot cheaper than a new hydraulic system.

Thanx again, john w.

 

Thanks to everybody who offered advice. The problem seems to be
solved.

I removed the slave cyl. from the housing and let it hang
semi-vertical. ( I couldn't get it fully vertical for fear of breaking
the crummy-looking, brittle plastic tube.) Then I worked the slave
pushrod in and out about 6 times while my wife watched the main
reservoir. The first few times, a lot of bubbles came out; but after
the 5th or 6th time, there were no more bubbles, so I re-mounted the
slave. Now the transmission is shifting smoothly again.

I didn't touch the clutch pedal at all while the slave was removed.

There is a stain underneath the master cyl., but I suspect that it has
been leaking very slowly over a period of years. I will just check the
fluid level more frequently from now on. I'm sure that a few cans of
brake fluid per year is a lot cheaper than a new hydraulic system.

Thanx again, john w.

 

Whatever you can live with. Another tip that might be of use, is to flush
the system periodically. Clean hydraulic fluid is a lot kinder to internal
parts than dirty.

Earle

<jwallacq@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129039453.499984.42190@g14g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> Thanks to everybody who offered advice. The problem seems to be
> solved.
>
> I removed the slave cyl. from the housing and let it hang
> semi-vertical. ( I couldn't get it fully vertical for fear of breaking
> the crummy-looking, brittle plastic tube.) Then I worked the slave
> pushrod in and out about 6 times while my wife watched the main
> reservoir. The first few times, a lot of bubbles came out; but after
> the 5th or 6th time, there were no more bubbles, so I re-mounted the
> slave. Now the transmission is shifting smoothly again.
>
> I didn't touch the clutch pedal at all while the slave was removed.
>
> There is a stain underneath the master cyl., but I suspect that it has
> been leaking very slowly over a period of years. I will just check the
> fluid level more frequently from now on. I'm sure that a few cans of
> brake fluid per year is a lot cheaper than a new hydraulic system.
>
> Thanx again, john w.
>
>

 

Whatever you can live with. Another tip that might be of use, is to flush
the system periodically. Clean hydraulic fluid is a lot kinder to internal
parts than dirty.

Earle

<jwallacq@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129039453.499984.42190@g14g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> Thanks to everybody who offered advice. The problem seems to be
> solved.
>
> I removed the slave cyl. from the housing and let it hang
> semi-vertical. ( I couldn't get it fully vertical for fear of breaking
> the crummy-looking, brittle plastic tube.) Then I worked the slave
> pushrod in and out about 6 times while my wife watched the main
> reservoir. The first few times, a lot of bubbles came out; but after
> the 5th or 6th time, there were no more bubbles, so I re-mounted the
> slave. Now the transmission is shifting smoothly again.
>
> I didn't touch the clutch pedal at all while the slave was removed.
>
> There is a stain underneath the master cyl., but I suspect that it has
> been leaking very slowly over a period of years. I will just check the
> fluid level more frequently from now on. I'm sure that a few cans of
> brake fluid per year is a lot cheaper than a new hydraulic system.
>
> Thanx again, john w.
>
>

 

Whatever you can live with. Another tip that might be of use, is to flush
the system periodically. Clean hydraulic fluid is a lot kinder to internal
parts than dirty.

Earle

<jwallacq@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1129039453.499984.42190@g14g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
> Thanks to everybody who offered advice. The problem seems to be
> solved.
>
> I removed the slave cyl. from the housing and let it hang
> semi-vertical. ( I couldn't get it fully vertical for fear of breaking
> the crummy-looking, brittle plastic tube.) Then I worked the slave
> pushrod in and out about 6 times while my wife watched the main
> reservoir. The first few times, a lot of bubbles came out; but after
> the 5th or 6th time, there were no more bubbles, so I re-mounted the
> slave. Now the transmission is shifting smoothly again.
>
> I didn't touch the clutch pedal at all while the slave was removed.
>
> There is a stain underneath the master cyl., but I suspect that it has
> been leaking very slowly over a period of years. I will just check the
> fluid level more frequently from now on. I'm sure that a few cans of
> brake fluid per year is a lot cheaper than a new hydraulic system.
>
> Thanx again, john w.
>
>

 

One thing to watch, tho, is inside up under the dash. The typical
master cylinder leak is around the pushrod where it goes through the
firewall. On my MJ and the Cherokees I work on most of the time, that
leak will dribble down the firewall and into the fuse block which
causes lots more problems.

On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 14:04:13 UTC jwallacq@hotmail.com wrote:

> Thanks to everybody who offered advice. The problem seems to be
> solved.
>
> I removed the slave cyl. from the housing and let it hang
> semi-vertical. ( I couldn't get it fully vertical for fear of breaking
> the crummy-looking, brittle plastic tube.) Then I worked the slave
> pushrod in and out about 6 times while my wife watched the main
> reservoir. The first few times, a lot of bubbles came out; but after
> the 5th or 6th time, there were no more bubbles, so I re-mounted the
> slave. Now the transmission is shifting smoothly again.
>
> I didn't touch the clutch pedal at all while the slave was removed.
>
> There is a stain underneath the master cyl., but I suspect that it has
> been leaking very slowly over a period of years. I will just check the
> fluid level more frequently from now on. I'm sure that a few cans of
> brake fluid per year is a lot cheaper than a new hydraulic system.
>
> Thanx again, john w.
>


--
Will Honea

 

One thing to watch, tho, is inside up under the dash. The typical
master cylinder leak is around the pushrod where it goes through the
firewall. On my MJ and the Cherokees I work on most of the time, that
leak will dribble down the firewall and into the fuse block which
causes lots more problems.

On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 14:04:13 UTC jwallacq@hotmail.com wrote:

> Thanks to everybody who offered advice. The problem seems to be
> solved.
>
> I removed the slave cyl. from the housing and let it hang
> semi-vertical. ( I couldn't get it fully vertical for fear of breaking
> the crummy-looking, brittle plastic tube.) Then I worked the slave
> pushrod in and out about 6 times while my wife watched the main
> reservoir. The first few times, a lot of bubbles came out; but after
> the 5th or 6th time, there were no more bubbles, so I re-mounted the
> slave. Now the transmission is shifting smoothly again.
>
> I didn't touch the clutch pedal at all while the slave was removed.
>
> There is a stain underneath the master cyl., but I suspect that it has
> been leaking very slowly over a period of years. I will just check the
> fluid level more frequently from now on. I'm sure that a few cans of
> brake fluid per year is a lot cheaper than a new hydraulic system.
>
> Thanx again, john w.
>


--
Will Honea

 

One thing to watch, tho, is inside up under the dash. The typical
master cylinder leak is around the pushrod where it goes through the
firewall. On my MJ and the Cherokees I work on most of the time, that
leak will dribble down the firewall and into the fuse block which
causes lots more problems.

On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 14:04:13 UTC jwallacq@hotmail.com wrote:

> Thanks to everybody who offered advice. The problem seems to be
> solved.
>
> I removed the slave cyl. from the housing and let it hang
> semi-vertical. ( I couldn't get it fully vertical for fear of breaking
> the crummy-looking, brittle plastic tube.) Then I worked the slave
> pushrod in and out about 6 times while my wife watched the main
> reservoir. The first few times, a lot of bubbles came out; but after
> the 5th or 6th time, there were no more bubbles, so I re-mounted the
> slave. Now the transmission is shifting smoothly again.
>
> I didn't touch the clutch pedal at all while the slave was removed.
>
> There is a stain underneath the master cyl., but I suspect that it has
> been leaking very slowly over a period of years. I will just check the
> fluid level more frequently from now on. I'm sure that a few cans of
> brake fluid per year is a lot cheaper than a new hydraulic system.
>
> Thanx again, john w.
>


--
Will Honea