On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:59:17 GMT, someone@some.domain   
   (someone@some.domain) wrote:   
      
   >In article , clare@snyder.on.ca   
   wrote:   
   >>On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:00:49 GMT, someone@some.domain   
   >>(someone@some.domain) wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>In article , clare@snyder.on.ca   
   >> wrote:   
   >>>>On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:50:39 GMT, someone@some.domain   
   >>>>(someone@some.domain) wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>my 86 1/2 supra's clutch petal went limp and there's a leak. could it be a   
   >>>>>simple as replacing a seal and bleeding it?   
   >>>>>the supra groups is extinct, and i have a toy truck so whatever.   
   >>>> It COULD be. Where is it leaking, master or slave, or is a line   
   >>>>broken?   
   >>>>Has the fluid ever been changed? Changed regularly? If not, moisture   
   >>>>in thefluid (it is hygroscopic) may have corroded the slave cyl, or   
   >>>>even the master (less likely).   
   >>>>   
   >>>>We need more information - but the master cyl and the slave should   
   >>>>still be available - and the chances of the slave being repairable if   
   >>>>it is leaking and the fluid has not been changed every couple years is   
   >>>>pretty slim.   
   >>>>They CAN be resleaved if new replacements are not available.   
   >>>   
   >>>the leak seems to be where the pedal rod goes into the tranny.  the   
   reservoir   
   >>>is full of coffee colored brake fluid, which i know is bad.  where is the   
   >>>bleeder, also only reached from under?  the crappy service manual has   
   pictures   
   >>   
   >>>that don't show or explain.  i figured out pedal height, but the rod length   
   >>>only had one nut.  japanese bikes are so damn easy, i can balance 4 carbs   
   on a   
   >>   
   >>>750k by ear or rebuild an sr asleep, but the cars really piss me off for   
   >>>repairs.  changing a starter on a supra is unbelievably hard if you don't   
   take   
   >>   
   >>>the body apart.  you can turn a socket 1 click at a time.   
   >>>i wish it was my 87 2x4 truck, but i do love that supra, too.   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>It's been 20 years since I did that job on a Supra - IIRC it is a self   
   >>adjusting system and the bleeder is on the cyl. I suspect you should   
   >>be looking for a replacement cyl, and DEFINITELY flush the fluid!!   
   >>If changed every 2 years, those things last virtually forever. If it   
   >>has never been changed, you have been extremely lucky for it to last   
   >>this long - buy some lottery tickets!!!   
   >>   
   >>You think that Supra is hard to work on, try a Caddy Northstar, or a   
   >>PT Cruiser, or a 6 cyl Mystique/Mondeo   
   >   
   >yeah they suck wind, i've heard.  remember the 70's caddy's wiring that fried   
   >in 6 months?   
   >i don't know the vehicle's history but the fluid needs changing.  can i rebuil   
   >the cyl or is replacement the only way?  and i ask again if there are   
   >instructions somewhere?  google was unhelpful unless i missed something.   
     You can buy a brand new one for anywhere from $15 to $50 on line,   
   and a kit - if you can get it, would likely be about $15 - and the   
   chances of being able to rebuild it successfully are somewhere around   
   1 in 50 to 1 in 200., depending whether it is iron or alu   
      
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