Manual clutch 4200 possible issue looming?

[Khamsin433]

Hi All,

After some advice. Went to use the 4200 yesterday after a week and noticed that the clutch pedal felt wrong, too much free play.

Thought I'd give it a go and it engaged gear ok (reverse) to get off the drive, but the travel was all wrong. Went round the block and didn't risk it as I was going to work. Pumped it on the drive and it firmed up and went to the usual 1/2 inch free play.
When I got home it was still the same, i.e. 1/2 inch free play and it is still the same today.

Now I checked the fluid level as advised by Vic at Migliore, which was ok, no drips of stains on the drive. So I'm perplexed as if I had air I would expect issues all the time after being left for a while. If I had leaks then again it would be obvious.

Impending failure of master or slave cylinder do you think ? I'm going to run it into Migliore some time this week (if I get a day off work) and ask them to check it over and bleed the circuit, but the symptoms have me foxed with what I would normally expect if I had components that were on the way out.

 

[conaero]

It will be either the slave or master for the clutch hydraulics letting fluid past the seals, hence why you have no leakage, its all internal.

Sometimes you can get away with just flushing the system, putting in new fluid and bleeding.

 

[lozcb]

Hi All,

After some advice. Went to use the 4200 yesterday after a week and noticed that the clutch pedal felt wrong, too much free play.

Thought I'd give it a go and it engaged gear ok (reverse) to get off the drive, but the travel was all wrong. Went round the block and didn't risk it as I was going to work. Pumped it on the drive and it firmed up and went to the usual 1/2 inch free play.
When I got home it was still the same, i.e. 1/2 inch free play and it is still the same today.

Now I checked the fluid level as advised by Vic at Migliore, which was ok, no drips of stains on the drive. So I'm perplexed as if I had air I would expect issues all the time after being left for a while. If I had leaks then again it would be obvious.

Impending failure of master or slave cylinder do you think ? I'm going to run it into Migliore some time this week (if I get a day off work) and ask them to check it over and bleed the circuit, but the symptoms have me foxed with what I would normally expect if I had components that were on the way out.

Definately concurr with Matt , hopefully just a rubber kit needing replacement , probably an alfa part so shouldn't be too expensive

regards loz

 

[Khamsin433]

Cool,

Will discuss with the guys at Migliore. Strange that it's done it once and now held the pedal, I've experienced failure iin the past and it stays in a failed state, not come back the way it has.

Cheers Guys