Man, I've lost a really tiny c-clip (watch part) in carpet, too stainless for a magnet, vacuumed the area, dumped the contents on the garage floor and found it. Keep looking, you'll find it!
Is the bleeder on the Mcleod fitting of any real benefit? Ford calls that fitting a "peak torque limiter" because they have some type of restriction that limits fluid rate for smooth clutch engagements. Did you notice any orifice or other type of restriction on the OEM elbow compared to the McLeod fitting? Please let us know of any noticeable difference in bleeding, does it still take 100+ pumps to get normal pedal feel/clutch disengagement plus any difference in clutch engagement without the restrictor? (Not a factor during most street use but better for instant engagements during "spirited" driving or track use?) Thanks.
The installation does not require the extra McLeod fitting according to the manual. I am still using the stock elbow which is where it seems to leak from ironically
. I’m unsure if it was a requirement to have the McLeod fitting for the stainless steel line they provided however, everything seems to fit much like the other stainless line options. I would assume you don’t need it. I can confirm however, that using a rubber stopper on the reservoir and pulling 15-20lbs of vacuum using a hand pump, reduces the amount of pumping VASTLY. So much so that I drew vacuum the first time and within 5 pumps it was immediately stiffer but began leaking and letting out vacuum because of the leak. The pedal did firm up almost immediately though.
