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Josh, approximately how much travel should the slave cylinder produce with a good working system?
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I would work extra hard at whatever I was doing to become so good at it and that I would never have to kiss anyone's fanny to keep my job. And I never have and I never will.
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Jon
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Whit the wheels on the floor, you should be able to do it.
Just be very carefull in case the car moves while in neutral.
When you have the car on the floor, hit the brake pedal all the way down and try to start (in neutral). If the car start and does not move, then you are OK. If the car is in neutral and does not move, you should be able to shift at will!
If, your car does not move in neutral, then slowly release the brake to see if your vehicle stay still. If your vehicle start moving slowly when you release the brake, then you might need to adjust the clutch a little bit.
Note:
If you still not able to shift, try starting your car in reverse with the cluch all the way down if you can ,(don't know if Deloreans have a safety feature to avoid starting while in gear but I doubt it.).
LEVY
Last edited by LEVY; 06-18-2012 at 03:06 PM.
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I was pushing towards not condeming the new master cylinder. I think you still have air in the system.
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If you are getting full movement on the clutch slave then your problem is not air in the hydraulics. Easy to verify. Have someone step all the way down on the clutch pedal while you watch the clutch fork. There is NO neutral start inhibit switch on the 5-speeds, ONLY the automatics. That circuit gets jumpered but is still there. Put the car on the ground in neutral, block the wheels, set the E-Brake, step on the clutch and try to start it. If it won't crank and wants to move you have a problem with the clutch. If you want to try it up "in the air" set the E-Brake and try starting it. Make sure the E-Brake will lock both wheels. You can also step on the service brakes. Do not confuse a lot of drag from the clutch with it not disengaging.
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Thanks for all the feedback, guys. I will go home this evening and try some of these tests and keep a detailed log of what I find under what circumstances. But I can say this much - the car starts in neutral, no issue. The wheels don't move (off the ground, on stands) when the motor is running in neutral. But if the engine is running, in neutral, and I depress the clutch to the floor, I can't select a gear. If I select a gear with the motor off and start the engine, it starts but I cannot then depress the clutch and select a new gear. The slave cyl does move, about 1" when the pedal is depressed all the way. What effect that has on the fork is unknown - how can I view that?
Jon
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Did you measure the old and new clutch plate? I hope this is not your problem but there has been talk of some not machined to proper thickness.
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Did you have any trouble aligning the disc and getting the transmission installed? A bent disc will do this too, but it will show up as a hard-to-install trans.
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