XR7SC_John
Registered User
Alright,
I just put a new clutch in my 89 XR7. It was so bad that, on jack stands it wouldn't turn the back tires. The clutch itself was about 1/5 as thick as the new one and even if I sat on it wouldn't grab the pressure plate. I got the car like this.. I have no CLUE how it got that bad. It works fine now, the hydraulics were all OK, (didn't replace the slave cylinder, it had been replaced about 30,000 miles ago and looked brand-new) replaced fluid, etc.. so this morning I get in it, pedal goes to the floor with almost no resistance (about as much as if there was a small spring in the pedal itself), and, of course, the clutch doesn't release. I'm stuck in 1st gear as I parked it. Pumped it a little bit, nothing. I leave, mess around with my 85 LS for a bit and come back, and it's fine. The new clutch was put in a week ago, and the car isn't licensed so it's only made one trip to the gas station and back, which totals 20 miles. Could there have just been an air bubble in the lines or something? Or do I have a problem?
Thanks,
John
I just put a new clutch in my 89 XR7. It was so bad that, on jack stands it wouldn't turn the back tires. The clutch itself was about 1/5 as thick as the new one and even if I sat on it wouldn't grab the pressure plate. I got the car like this.. I have no CLUE how it got that bad. It works fine now, the hydraulics were all OK, (didn't replace the slave cylinder, it had been replaced about 30,000 miles ago and looked brand-new) replaced fluid, etc.. so this morning I get in it, pedal goes to the floor with almost no resistance (about as much as if there was a small spring in the pedal itself), and, of course, the clutch doesn't release. I'm stuck in 1st gear as I parked it. Pumped it a little bit, nothing. I leave, mess around with my 85 LS for a bit and come back, and it's fine. The new clutch was put in a week ago, and the car isn't licensed so it's only made one trip to the gas station and back, which totals 20 miles. Could there have just been an air bubble in the lines or something? Or do I have a problem?
Thanks,
John