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David Bosworth - 08 Dec 2005 20:43 GMT

Hi, me again.

I am going to go see the 87 4 banger tomorrow. The seller (young gal) claims
she had a the master and slave replaced but the pedal is very stiff until
the car warms up. This is a new one on me, any ideas?

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John Craker - 09 Dec 2005 01:07 GMT

Probably not bled properly. Pretty common problem.

Could also be a bent clutch pedal. The clutch should be ~1" higher than the
brake (pedal pads that is).
(another common problem, and now easy to fix with the new all steel Fiero
Store one)

> Hi, me again.
>
> I am going to go see the 87 4 banger tomorrow. The seller (young gal)
> claims
> she had a the master and slave replaced but the pedal is very stiff until
> the car warms up. This is a new one on me, any ideas?

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David Bosworth - 09 Dec 2005 02:18 GMT

Thanks John, Any idea why the pedal would be stiff before the car warms up
then be fine? that's whets stumping me.

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From the rocky shores of the Skykomish river
David Bosworth
http://www.premier1.net/~daveb/hovercrafts.html

> Probably not bled properly. Pretty common problem.
>
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> > she had a the master and slave replaced but the pedal is very stiff until
> > the car warms up. This is a new one on me, any ideas?

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JazzMan - 09 Dec 2005 04:48 GMT

> Thanks John, Any idea why the pedal would be stiff before the car warms up
> then be fine? that's whets stumping me.
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> until
> > > the car warms up. This is a new one on me, any ideas?

If the cold temperatures are below freezing in your area
then stiff while cold can be the result of water in the
slave freezing.

JazzMan

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David Bosworth - 12 Dec 2005 00:35 GMT

The 87 was a bust!!!!!!! scratch on hood ended up geing a gouge into the
glass through three panels. I won't boor you guys with the rest,, but it was
just as bad. Amazing something can be in that bad a shape with 70,000 miles
on it.

Maybe next time,,,,,,,

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David Bosworth
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> Hi, me again.
>
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> David Bosworth
> http://www.premier1.net/~daveb/hovercrafts.html

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