Im trying to bleed my clutch and as soon as I start to build some pressure the 90' degree fitting pops off the slave cylinder. I have fully inspected the clip and fitting and it does not seem to be the problem. Im guessing the only thing that could cause this if the slave cylinder is somehow seized or the pressure plate/clutch wont engage?? I have literally held my hand on the fitting as my friend pumped the clutch and it still would pop off… Here is my back story leading up to this issue as I made a huge mistake that could clearly be my issue:
-1 year ago I installed Long tube headers, mcleod rxt clutch, steel braided clutch line with 90 degree connector and an aftermarket slave cylinder. (Needed the aftermarket slave because my clutch was for the 05-09 shelbys but could be used on my 2011 with a different slave cylinder) The new clutch worked great and broke it in correctly within the first 500 miles. Everything worked great except it sometimes would squeak for a second when I put it into first gear when it was cold. Other than that it worked great.
So for the last 6 months my car has been up on jack stands as I have changed out pretty much every suspension part with a bmr adjustable suspension part. When I had everything unbuttoned underneath I came up with the bright idea of dropping my transmission and checking the clutch to see why it was making a squeaking noise in 1st gear. Well when I was pulling the transmission I had it fully unbolted, k member loosened with engine titled back and angled down so I could clear the firewall. I had my transmission jack underneath it to support it. I then went inside to look something up on the forums and when I came back after about 30 minutes my floor jack had depressed all the way to the floor and the transmission had nothing to support. MY HEART SANK!! Im thinking I damaged my clutch or input shaft when this happened. I ended up not pulling the transmission and buttoning everything back up. Tested the floor jack after and it would slowly decompress even with no load and everything tightened... What a terrible way to find out I had a faulty floor transmission jack!!
Does anyone have any ideas on anything else I could double check to make sure its not something else?? I started the car in 1st gear with the rear on Jack stands and it runs fine and the tires turn.. Could I have damaged the clutch so bad that the slave cylinder cannot engage the pressure plate and in return builds to much pressure and pops off the 90 degree fitting? Could there be something else that I forgot to check? Any ideas are greatly appreciated as I am really not looking forward to dropping the tranny again and dropping another 1500$ on a clutch and slave. Thanks in advance!!
-1 year ago I installed Long tube headers, mcleod rxt clutch, steel braided clutch line with 90 degree connector and an aftermarket slave cylinder. (Needed the aftermarket slave because my clutch was for the 05-09 shelbys but could be used on my 2011 with a different slave cylinder) The new clutch worked great and broke it in correctly within the first 500 miles. Everything worked great except it sometimes would squeak for a second when I put it into first gear when it was cold. Other than that it worked great.
So for the last 6 months my car has been up on jack stands as I have changed out pretty much every suspension part with a bmr adjustable suspension part. When I had everything unbuttoned underneath I came up with the bright idea of dropping my transmission and checking the clutch to see why it was making a squeaking noise in 1st gear. Well when I was pulling the transmission I had it fully unbolted, k member loosened with engine titled back and angled down so I could clear the firewall. I had my transmission jack underneath it to support it. I then went inside to look something up on the forums and when I came back after about 30 minutes my floor jack had depressed all the way to the floor and the transmission had nothing to support. MY HEART SANK!! Im thinking I damaged my clutch or input shaft when this happened. I ended up not pulling the transmission and buttoning everything back up. Tested the floor jack after and it would slowly decompress even with no load and everything tightened... What a terrible way to find out I had a faulty floor transmission jack!!
Does anyone have any ideas on anything else I could double check to make sure its not something else?? I started the car in 1st gear with the rear on Jack stands and it runs fine and the tires turn.. Could I have damaged the clutch so bad that the slave cylinder cannot engage the pressure plate and in return builds to much pressure and pops off the 90 degree fitting? Could there be something else that I forgot to check? Any ideas are greatly appreciated as I am really not looking forward to dropping the tranny again and dropping another 1500$ on a clutch and slave. Thanks in advance!!
Definitely not the input shaft at least and Im not sure how the clutch splines would be so damaged that it no longer moves the pressure plate. Keep in mind it didnt drop or anything but was definitely unsupported for a good 30 minutes. I really regret not putting at least one bolt back or push it back up and reinstall the tranny k member with 2 bolts temporarily. I had to mention that dilemma because it definitely could be the issue and also in part I still feel like an idiot..
