****ing Car!

[Kevin]

Ok so im 500km into running my engine and clutch in, travelling down a duel carridgeway and my clutch pedel decideds it want to be down on the floor at all time now.

I think the hose from the clutch cylinder has burst as it\'s leaking out of the top and bottom.  So i\'ve just had to basically push the car back to my work, which was half a mile away.

I dont think this car likes me. :mad:

.................and im knackered.

[DC-TYPER]

good work out though!
 
no, hope you get it sorted

[gsb876]

That happened to me mate, if you cant find the clutch hose get a braided brake hose for a FD and its a straight fit dude :Giggle

[Kevin]

Im knackered but still ****ed off, I keep thinking about the sledge hammer in the basement here at work, but then I think how much it\'s cost me and I restrain myself.

I\'ll keep the braided brake line in mind if I cant get any sense from mazda.

[antnicuk]

i would just order a braided hose from one of the tuners,  they will probably have it in stock and it will prevent any future issues if you have an uprated clutch

[FD3SNuttah]

lol same thing happened to me mate, but in a three mile queue of traffic and everyone that went past believed that i was the cause, so much much abuse thrown my way!

Anyway you didnt even have to push it, you can still drive off with no clutch pedal. all you gotta do is start it in first gear and then chug off and when it starts going let go of the key lol.

if you match the revs to the speed of the gearbox you can even change gear just like they used to in the olden days before syncromeshes.

[Kevin]

I dont think by the look on my face that many people wanted to abuse me.  I had a line of traffic behind me as I was pushing it, including a truck and no one even over took me.

[FD3SNuttah]

yeh - but the people that i was holding up had just left a doncaster rovers footy match and rovers had bloody lost.

anyway try that tip when it gets quiet on the road later, cos you have to knock it out of gear to stop. you wont have to leave your car at work then if you dont want to

[D1 WTF]

mine went in traffic to, little embarassing not to mention a mission. pushing it from the outside lane, to inside with no one wanting to let me in, i mean for **** sake, i was pushing the car not trying to lane hop.  but luckly i only had to push it 100metres into a garden center car park.

[Kevin]

To be honest i think it\'s the tesco near me which is evil.  I mean the last time I was in the tesco petrol station the car overheated from a blown water seal, now the first time I drive past it since the rebuild the clutch goes.

Think i\'ll be taking a different route from now on.

On a lighter note a mate of mine towed me to his garage and has ordered the clutch hose which will be here tomorrow, so hopefully i\'ll be back on the road tomorrow night.

Any tips for installing the pipe?  Bleeding clutch fluid etc?

[D1 WTF]

Any tips for installing the pipe?  Bleeding clutch fluid etc?

Tips, well there is one i was told when quite young that i have always stuck to and that is


1. dont drink the fluid!!!!? :rolleyes:

[Kevin]

Really??.......... Damn!............ Not even if you dilute it?

[leon]

I know it might be tempting to share bodily fluids whith your beloved (car) but its not worth it, think of all the nastys you could catch!? or worse give her!

I think there is a section in the workshop manual to do this, but generaly just take your time :yes

[RobbieRX-7]

It\'s easy to bleed the clutch. The system shares the same resevoir as the brakes. You should also bleed the brakes to keep the braking system reliable. This is some good info on why it\'s important to renew brake fluid http://www.babcox.com/editorial/bf/bf40142.htm

[Kevin]

Just a phone call from my mate, not only has the hose gone but I also need a new slave cylinder..... Fantastic.

Are these prone to going quite easily?  Should it have been something pip should have picked up on when he rebuilt my engine and put a new clutch in for me 3 weeks ago?