My original clutch line recently ruptured. It had been brushing the transmission for 17 years and finally wore through. I carefully cut the crimp sleeves off with a die grinder. I had some 1/4" push-loc hose on hand, which was the right ID to use on the 6mm line. I installed it and clamped it. I'm not using a crimp sleeve because I'm going to install a transmission with internal release bearing in a couple of months and I'm just going to have to rework the system again then.

I bled 3-4 reservoirs of fluid through the system using a pressure bleeder at 6 psi. I got a couple of bubbles out with the first reservoir, but nothing after that.

The little time I've been driving it, the clutch seems spongy and inconsistent. Sometimes it has good pedal feel, sometimes not. Sometimes it fully disengages, sometimes it drags slightly. Has anyone else had issues after replacing the flexible hydraulic line on their clutch systems? Do I just need to jack the LR corner of the car up and let it sit overnight before bleeding it again?
I know I knicked the hose barb on the slave cylinder fitting just slightly when I removed the crimp sleeve, but it does not seem to be leaking.

Yeah, I know this is a horrible picture.

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[This message has been edited by Will (edited 08-27-2004).]

Be sure to push the rod in while bleeding so you can clear the bubbles inside the Slave cyl. Once I did that mine worked like a champ.

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I'm a little surprised you have it working at all without the proper crimp on that line.

A crimp sleeve is just a hose clamp that requires a die grinder to remove.

EDIT: To clarify, I did use hose clamps, just not crimp sleeves.

[This message has been edited by Will (edited 08-27-2004).]