A Little Trouble Options

[turbohcar]

I'm having a bit of trouble with my Talon since the new ACT 2600 clutch install. Mind you, I'm using the old slave cylinder, the stock hydraulic lines, original master cylinder, and original clutch linkage. The only things that I've tried to change is the extended slave cylinder rod and washer under the pivot ball fix which are on the car now. The new rod absolutely makes no difference from the stock one. The clutch pedal only moves about 50% of the full throw it should have. The car has about 145k on it if that tells you about how old the part are.

What it comes down to is, what should I try first? The clutch pedal assembly feels like it's got some play in it as the first half inch or so does nothing to disengage the clutch. I'm wondering if I have to, and I hope to god I don't, take the linkage apart and weld it. Tell me what you think.

Thanks
Brett

[turbohcar]

Well, started on the clutch replacement parts tonight and I've got a couple questions about it. I did my best to bleed some air out of the master cylinder before putting it in but I'm sure it's still got plenty in it. I also got a chance to put the stainless braided line on but haven't had a chance to get the slave on yet.

My question is, do I need to use teflon on these fittings or are they like pipe thread where you don't need to. Not too sure and just thought about this. I didn't see any teflon on it when I took it off but I'm sure it's never been done before and it's possible that it could have dissolved over time.

Second question, is it really all that important to bench-bleed the master cylinder or is it possible to just do it the way I did it? Since it was in such a tight position with the throttle cables and all, I just held a flat plastic washer over the orfice, put some brake fluid in the unit and pumped it until only fluid was coming out. Then I tried my best to put it on without spilling much but I wasn't as careful as I'd hoped. Quite a bit was spilled and I'm sure there's air in it anyway so I've probably got quite a bit of bleeding ahead of me.

Thanks
Brett