hey,
Just replaced my master cylinder but still having a few issues with the gears. It drives extremely well 95% of the time but sometimes the clutch will be the whole way in but the gears just won't go in, I really have to force them with all my strength for it to go in to gear and then 5 minutes later it'll be fine again. Any ideas what this could be? Slave cyclinder?
Thanks
If you pump the pedal hard a few times does it go into gear once that's done?
Also - I wouldn't be forcing it too hard, you'll either break the gear linkages at the end of the cables or you'll break the plastic housing the gear lever sits in.
Actually, I wouldn't force it at all, I would get it to your mechanic before you damage it, as it sounds like you show very little mechanical sympathy to your car by what you've described you are doing.
-mick.
i was just using it as an analogy so you can get an idea of how hard it is. yes i pump the clutch and it seems to go in, seems like there may still be air in the system or the clutch needs to be bled again.
Yep definitely sounds like air still in the system.
I usually leave them to gravity bleed for a few minutes and they are generally ok. I also find that the reservoirs on 156's tend to warp from the heat in the engine bay and they lean forward a bit sometimes and as the clutch partition is at the rear of the reservoir sometimes you just get air instead of fluid. I usually loosen the 10mm bolts and hold the reservoir up at the front and you should hear it gargle down the fluid if this is the case.
Cheers
Mick.