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Another fun day!!

Clutch slave went in fine and then it was time for the master. That was fun! Shame the two bolts from inside are not captive so you can just locate the master, do it up tight and then work on getting that horrible clevis pin into place.

That simple little job took hours. I ended up with the steering wheel off, and the seat out (again) and there was just enough room to get it on after many, many new swear words were heard in the shed.

The U shaped clevis arangement on the end of the master cylinder rod had to be wound out fully on the thread before I was able to get the clevis pin to line up with the clutch pivot point and the clevis holes. Seemed a bit strange as I can't remeber it being wound out that far before.

The clutch was then bled but the take up is too high, like too much pedal travel before it bites. I don't know where or how this is adjusted, but the manual speaks of a 3/4" clearance at the slave. My slave rod was not adjuted during the rebuild and was actually pretty well frozen with rust in the threads. It took a lot to clear it, and in the end I wound it in to the absolute shortest length and then slipped it between the clevis on the clutch fork and managed to get the pin in place.

Everything appears to work, and I can get gears much smoother than ever before with the engine idling.