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Subject:Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
From:Kendra Calhoun
Date:Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:19:26 -0600

Just reread through "You have a leak somewhere in the hydraulic system, so
adding the fluid may not help until you find that leak as the fluid will be
forced out when you depress the clutch." via Jim... ok.. gotta fix the
leak. You all are so helpful, thanks again!

On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Kendra Calhoun <kendracalhoun@gmail.com>wrote:

> I'm going to try to bleed the air out now. I pumped the clutch earlier and
> saw a bit of fluid on the soft rubber plunger looking thing between the
> brake and clutch pedal... later read that pumping the clutch causes more
> air bubbles so maybe I made it overflow? Or is it a leak? Should I still
> bleed the clutch? Gotta get to a gig tonight!!
>
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> On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 3:57 PM, levi hawkins <b1levi@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> If the fluid was really low it probably allowed air into the system,
>> which now needs that air bled out.
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>> Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android
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