Dreaded Red Clutch Pipe

Post by **Shug** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:59 pm

RICHARDHUMBLE wrote:

Yeah, yeah.... Not quite true, boiled my brake fluid and blued my discs at KH in 25 laps, so I was trying. No clutch problems at all though.

So how much water was in the fluid then?

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 3:34 pm

The blue discs mean that there wasn't much, it was pretty fresh.

Honestly I was trying really hard....

fd · Post by fd » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:53 pm

mac wrote: Stiction That's twice I've heard that word now

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiction

Old term dude . . .

Fd

hiscot · Post by **hiscot** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:32 pm

hardest part removing the old one is cutting the cable ties off mine where so far into the sill i required a bread knife and lost skin off the knuckles doing it
its also wraped in foam so trip to plumbers for insulation foam , slit down and slid along after the cable is in place as it stops the metal hose rattleing against the sill and prevents it chanforing against the fibre glass
mine went on a very hot day crunching the gears and draging the clutch well worth fitting imo

s333fee · Post by **s333fee** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:15 pm

you could try ebay for pipe

as to cutting cable ties sdie cutters are your pal

oh yes, forgot to mention you should remove the foam and replace it if the pipe does not come with it,use cable ties, small are better.

if your clutch won't engage even whilst car is moving an interim fix is bleeding the pipe at the engine end but this will only work for a while before it goes again, this remember grinding your gears is not cool, or try clutchless changes or pump the pedal a few times between changes to repressurise the system, but i would bleed it or replace pipe as eventuallt the pipe will burst as mine did and you will get no gears at all. usually in traffic and in rush hour.