found it hard to change gear yesterday and remembered that i needed a cap. got one from breakers (micra) and fitted it. this morning i have no clutch whatsoever and have tried bleeding it. the pedal is getting stiff but i am still unable to get it into any gear :(

 

 

ive tried bleeding by pushing finger hard on like darren at D2 said but although pedal is stiff again i still cant get it into gear to drive :(

 

need help bleeding car

Nasty things can happen in the bellhousing like broken pivot balls or a twisted selector fork, maybe even a failed release bearing but before any of that is considered there are other places to check first.

 

Hydraulics can act up and the master cylnder is a devil for working then not especially after air has been allowed to get inside and dry out the seals, but also the clutch pedal rod is adjustable and may well have needed setting when the conversion was done however if the locknut was not nipped up the adjustment rod can rattle loose and eventually selecting gears will become more difficult, that said, air in the system, a failing slave or master cyliner can cause the same problem.

 

This is the risk you take when using second hand parts and is no reflection on the fitter or garage.

 

How have you been bleeding the clutch? I always cable tie the slave cylinder closed so not air traps behind the piston, with the slave bleed open slowly dpress the clutch pedal fully and have an assistant to close the bleed and lift you foot from the pedal, then repeat the process up to 5 times and then top the resevoir and do the same again. with the resevoir topped again and the cable tie removed that should be it.

 

 

Do check the pedal adjuster too, check the link.

 

http://www.zparts.com/zptech/articles/maintenance/tl_z32clutch/Z32_clutchadj.html

 

 

Good luck

 

 

Jeff TT

i had that, was a twisted clutch fork, was fine for a few days then popped half off, the retaing spring was on the wong way... deffo try bleeding and adjusting first tho matey...

Nasty things can happen in the bellhousing like broken pivot balls or a twisted selector fork, maybe even a failed release bearing but before any of that is considered there are other places to check first.

 

Hydraulics can act up and the master cylnder is a devil for working then not especially after air has been allowed to get inside and dry out the seals, but also the clutch pedal rod is adjustable and may well have needed setting when the conversion was done however if the locknut was not nipped up the adjustment rod can rattle loose and eventually selecting gears will become more difficult, that said, air in the system, a failing slave or master cyliner can cause the same problem.

 

This is the risk you take when using second hand parts and is no reflection on the fitter or garage.

 

How have you been bleeding the clutch? I always cable tie the slave cylinder closed so not air traps behind the piston, with the slave bleed open slowly dpress the clutch pedal fully and have an assistant to close the bleed and lift you foot from the pedal, then repeat the process up to 5 times and then top the resevoir and do the same again. with the resevoir topped again and the cable tie removed that should be it.

 

 

Do check the pedal adjuster too, check the link.

 

http://www.zparts.com/zptech/articles/maintenance/tl_z32clutch/Z32_clutchadj.html

 

 

Good luck

 

 

Jeff TT

 

cheers jeff. gonna try the pedal next then will report my findings.

ok. Twiddled clutch adjustment and got gears back. Why would this just go though?

Damien

Remember you are using second hand parts here.And somtimes they need to settle in.

As not all parts may have come from the same vehicle.

And some niggles may appear.

 

When i spoke to you the other day i did tell you or your mechanic what to look for and that a new adjustment may be required now and how to do it.

I am pleased its back with a clutch again now.

Regards

D d2