Thread: clutch bleeding

Here's the thing, since I got my Disco a year ago, the clutch has never felt right or more to the point the pedal.
Works fine, no slip. it's just that it take up early from the floor so you have to depress the pedal all the way to the floor to fully disengage.
So all was good in the world till I drove my cousins Disco, lo and behold his clutch feels great in comparison to mine.
In our infinite wisdom we decide that maybe all it needs is a bleed.
Note: we both know our way around mechanical things and are competent at bleeding brakes and clutches.
We ended up almost losing the clutch altogether, we got a fair amount of air till it was only oil, then it was all down hill.
So we then reverse bleed the system, small improvement. BUT, not as good as what we started with.
To cut along story short, we got the clutch back to being drivable but we had some drag, so I'm thinking we are up for a new master cylinder.
I have then driven back to Hervey Bay from Brisbane, parked, got up the next morning gone to work, what do you know, the clutch has improved.
Three days later and the clutch is now back to it's good old self and exactly how it was before we started.
Note: there is no fluid leaks any where and the level in the reservoir has not changed.
WTF is going on?
At $350 for a new master cylinder, I'm not rushing out to buy one if I don't need it.
Ok Tech heads, your thoughts please.
Cheers Lionel

Originally Posted by AKW

All the hoses can brake down inside and cause problems.
I use copper grease on all bleed nipples to stop
sucking air.

Andrew

On the slave I used teflon tape.
Was the only way I could get the system to blead.

Also see my reply with the link.
The master cylinder is not adjustable.