8 replies to this topic

[ellensmini]

i wonder if anyone can shed any light, my girlfriends mini clubman would not go into gear today,
after having a look myself and adjusting the clutch up, 4 times out of five the clutch now bites nice and high. one 1/5 it bites really really low.

The car has a brand new clutch in and also and brand new slave cylinder. also i cant see any leaks ( although it is dark )

any ideas?
thanks
dale

[Big_Adam]

i'd try bleeding it again. then adjusting once bleed.

thats the most i can think of.

[ellensmini]

nice one, ill give it a go, only thing i haven't change is the master cylinder, could it possible be that, only other thing i have seen is the flexi pipe has a serious kink in it. could this be a possiblity

[fikus01]

if the bite point keeps changing it could be a worn pin or arm in the linkage!!

[ellensmini]

yeah it completely changes, from top to bottom?

[fikus01]

check the roll pin in the bottom of the clutch cylinder!! bit of a bugger to get to but it could be the pin rotating!! or as the others say could be air in the system

[blacktulip]

does it rise when u pump it? sorry about the inuendo if so then i would say it need re-bleeding too.

[ellensmini]

yes mate, seems like first time the clutch only parts slightly, with a couple more pumps the seperation is bigger

[blacktulip]

have u re-bled it? it should sort it out.