Clutch issue

[doradox]

Oh...Oops. Well, good news is, air bubbles were coming out as I drained the slave. Bad news; I didn't realize that you filled the master cylinder, which drained to the slave. I was filling the tranny, haha! Ok so what kind of fluid do I put in the master? It's not the same gear oil I'm using for the transmission I'd assume. I think the line is empty now. Which is...A bad thing, isn't it?

Brake fluid only.

If you use any kind of petroleum based product, oil, ATF, etc. you will destroy the rubber seals in the system.

Steve

[Wargasm]

Oh, just any brake fluid? I will go and buy some, then. Thanks.

[Wargasm]

Yay! That was actually really simple once I put my mechanic cap on and used a little common sense. Followed the slave cylinder line up to find out which one was the master, which was empty! Which was probably my problem to begin with. In any case though, I bled the $^!# out of the lines, since I'm sure I actually sucked in air by operating the clutch with the drainy nipple open. So at least I can add that to my book o' skills now.

Thank you both very much for your help.

[five&dime]

Hooray!!! I hope I didn't offend you with my previous post. I wasn't trying to talk down on you or anything I just would hate to see you create a whole new can of worms by trying to DIY on something that you were not sure about.

[Wargasm]

Haha, oh snap! I didn't even see that post.

Yeah, this is my learner car, and I figure I have extra incentive to make sure what I'm doing since it's my daily driver too. I am actually fairly mechanically inclined, I just don't have much experience. :\ Every time I figure out something by myself though, I become a better mechanic! Weeee!

[70 Cam Guy]

Good work, I just changed the clutch master and slave on my car. It was much more cooperative than the brake master and wheel cylinder. Do yourself a favor and read up in the FSM (factory service manual). Factory manuals are pure gold when working on the car and doing diagnostic work.

http://xenons30.com/reference.html

I also have the Haynes and Chilton manuals but the guy selling me the header had them for 10 bucks. Sometimes the factory manuals are too technical for what you need and these are easy to navigate. I have found that sometimes the simplest of tasks are the hardest to locate in the fsm

Welcome to your new obsession