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Subject:Clutch Slave Cylinder replaced Finally!!! - One other question though.
From:Jeff Lincoln
Date:Tue, 15 May 2012 12:28:39 -0400

OK, so I was finally able to devote some good time to Gertie and managed to
get the old clutch slave cylinder out (what a rusted in bear of a job that
was) and the new one in.

Everything is hooked back up - with the front end in the air still (because
we also replaced the gas tank) everything gravity bled easily and quickly.
So I'm back on the road and happy.

However, on my way to work this morning there were a few times that I was
having a hard time getting it to shift into any gear - no grinding or
anything like that just took a bit of moving the stick around and finagling
to get it to go int gear. Also, had stopped on the way for coffee and when
I started it I couldn't get it into reverse without some grinding - I
turned it off shifted it into reverse and started back up no problem. Have
tried it again and there was no problem.

I think something is out of alignment or getting "hung up" somehow - like a
linkage problem - it's intermittent. So what could I possibly have gotten
out of whack and where do I look first?

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Thanks,

Jeff
'85 GL (Gertie)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus

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