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Re: Bleeding Clutch by Gravity Method??? HELP!
Posted by Stephen Goldberger (more from Stephen Goldberger) on Sun, 23 Nov 2003 14:05:49
In Reply to: Bleeding Clutch by Gravity Method??? HELP!, Tyler H., Sun, 23 Nov 2003 12:22:11
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Open the hood. Stand by driver's side and find the clutch master cylinder. Follow the pipe that comes out the end of it, and at the other end is the slave cylinder. The bleed nipple is attached to the slave.
Put a hose on the end of the nipple (for tidiness) and stick the free end of the hose into a container. Open the nipple. Because the clutch reservoir is *above* the level of the bleed nipple, the fluid will flow down, through the master cylinder, through the pipe, and out the bleeder, displacinig any air in the system.
The pipe is small enough in diameter and brake fluid has enough surface tension that the air will not bubble up in the pipe leading back from the slave - it just bleeds out.
You can hurry the process by applying a little pressure to the top of the brake fluid reservoir. I've used lots of different ways of applying pressure to accomplish the bleeding, but now I just attach the tube, open the valve, and wait.
Gravity bleeding works very well when all the parts of the system are sound. If you have a leaking master or slave cylinder, gravity bleeding can fail. Also, if you have a bad cylinder, after you have bled all the air out, more will find its way in.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Bleeding Clutch by Gravity Method??? HELP!, Tyler H., Sun, 23 Nov 2003 12:22:11
- Re: Bleeding Clutch by Gravity Method??? HELP!, MS, Mon, 24 Nov 2003 11:39:36
- opressure blleder isn't that tough to manufacture..., nt moore, Sun, 23 Nov 2003 21:16:24
- Re: Bleeding Clutch by Gravity Method??? HELP!, Stephen Goldberger, Sun, 23 Nov 2003 14:05:49 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Bleeding Clutch by Gravity Method??? HELP!, DougM
, Sun, 23 Nov 2003 13:14:40 - Re: Bleeding Clutch by Gravity Method??? HELP!, Rob85Turbo, Sun, 23 Nov 2003 12:55:27
- Re: Bleeding Clutch by Gravity Method??? HELP!, Jim, Sun, 23 Nov 2003 12:39:34
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