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Old 01-24-2013, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Stretch View Post
I've read that it is absolutely important to make absolutely sure that the clutch system is properly bled - no air - no air at all allowed.

Are you absolutely sure that that is the case?

Sounds to me like he's got the opposite problem- too much throw or stackup keeping pressure on the pressure plate somehow. But I don't know what to say other than tear it apart. It might even be hard to figure out once it's in bits....

I would be wondering if I had used the right parts for the car...

For one thing, there are different lengths of master cyl pushrods, different slave cyls, different release bearings.
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