A plea for help.
I have a N reg 1.7 diesel turbo Vectra that has a funny clutch problem.
The clutch pedal becomes all floppy and difficult to engage gear and no amount of pumping gets going.
My friendly mechanic, hi Neil if you are watching, has replaced the master cylinder and we have bled the system. Even though its not losing fluids, there seems to be air in the system.
We have bled the system and got the pedal back but after about one minute of the engine running, the pedal goes all floppy again and requires bleeding.
After bleeding and doing a test run, the pedal goes floppy again and you can hear the air in the system as you pump the pedal.
The next stage is to replace the seals on the bleed valve and the end of the gearbox.
Has anyone come across this before and can help solve the problem?
The last stage is to drop the engine and remove the gearbox and replace the slave cylinder and replace the clutch at the same time. This is not a job for the faint hearted and one we both would enjoy by-passing.
Any help please?
James Glasto