So, I finally bought a Jeep! A 1993 Cherokee XJ with a 3" lift.
I never learned anything but the most basic car maintenance and saw this as an opportunity to learn, having a friend who is willing to help.
I test drove the vehicle and everything seemed great. I made the purchase and got all the paperwork taken care of.
And then I got in to start it and the clutch felt fine at first but then lost all resistance.
My friend was with me and noticed that the hose underneath for the clutch fluid slipped apart where it had been clamped (where the two clamps are in the photo below). My buddy got it back on there and we pumped the air out and it was fine. Then it happened again later. We repeated, it was fine. He figured he just hadn't put the hose deep enough and we put two clamps this time. On the way home the clutch stopped working again, this time in the middle of me driving, so I pulled into a parking lot. The hose was still attached but the fluid was obviously leaking from somewhere.
We went around asking about parts, found out there is supposed to be a different part of the hose there but they don't make them anymore, which is why the last person probably clamped the hose on. Another friend looked at it and said he thinks it's just spraying out past the clamps.
Somebody told me they think there might be clog in the line which would have pushed it apart in the first place. But if that were true, I'm wondering why it worked fine for a while each time?
I'm hoping to get some ideas on what might be going on here and what can be done. Again, I don't know very much about motor vehicle maintenance at all, so I will try my best to answer any questions but remember I'm totally new to this world.
I never learned anything but the most basic car maintenance and saw this as an opportunity to learn, having a friend who is willing to help.
I test drove the vehicle and everything seemed great. I made the purchase and got all the paperwork taken care of.
And then I got in to start it and the clutch felt fine at first but then lost all resistance.
My friend was with me and noticed that the hose underneath for the clutch fluid slipped apart where it had been clamped (where the two clamps are in the photo below). My buddy got it back on there and we pumped the air out and it was fine. Then it happened again later. We repeated, it was fine. He figured he just hadn't put the hose deep enough and we put two clamps this time. On the way home the clutch stopped working again, this time in the middle of me driving, so I pulled into a parking lot. The hose was still attached but the fluid was obviously leaking from somewhere.
We went around asking about parts, found out there is supposed to be a different part of the hose there but they don't make them anymore, which is why the last person probably clamped the hose on. Another friend looked at it and said he thinks it's just spraying out past the clamps.
Somebody told me they think there might be clog in the line which would have pushed it apart in the first place. But if that were true, I'm wondering why it worked fine for a while each time?
I'm hoping to get some ideas on what might be going on here and what can be done. Again, I don't know very much about motor vehicle maintenance at all, so I will try my best to answer any questions but remember I'm totally new to this world.
