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Old 09-04-2010, 10:31 AM   #1
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hydraulic clutch?

The clutch pedal does not always come back up.Truck sat for 18 years. I just put on a new slave and replaced all the brake parts. Works good most of the time. Is there something I missed?
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Old 09-04-2010, 11:01 AM   #2
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Re: hydraulic clutch?

does it still need more bleeding. perhaps the m/c requires a kit, they sometimes leak out the back end. can you smell brake fluid in the cab?
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Old 09-04-2010, 11:02 AM   #3
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Re: hydraulic clutch?

It also sounds to me like the m/c is bleeding down.
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Old 09-04-2010, 11:04 AM   #4
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Re: hydraulic clutch?

I just replaced it all. New master and slave and wheel cylinders.
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Old 09-04-2010, 12:23 PM   #5
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Re: hydraulic clutch?

The root cause may well be dry nylon bushings (#4 in the drawing) on the pivot shaft. Pulling the pedal and lubricating the sleeves should resolve the problem. You might also want to connect a medium tension return spring as indicated number 11 in the attached line drawing from the 1960 shop manual:

Mine was originally a GMC V6 and came stock with this spring, there was no over center spring as shown in the detail drawing in the upper right corner. Without the return spring mine will not consistently return to full pedal height.

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Old 09-04-2010, 01:18 PM   #6
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Re: hydraulic clutch?

thanks for the drawings. The med. spring was there but in the wrong place. It may solve it.
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