ii just bought a 95 integra ls- db7

and the clutch needs to get bled

will dis cost me alot of money?

and can ii do it myself?

 

do it yourself.You need a buddy.In front of the motor by the transmission you will see a little metal line with a size 8 nut on it.You need som1 to go inside the car and pump the clucht 7-8 times and leave it pressed down.Now the person in the fron turns the wrench left,opens it,then turns it right and closes it.Repeat the process about 3 times or until you feel the clutch pedal get hard and pushes back..

DO NOT release the clutch pedal when you have the nut open.Ill get air in the line again and youll waste your time..

Also make sure the clutch fluid in the reservoir has fluid in it..Or again youll suck air into the line and ill be a waste of time and youll have to do it over again

 

So if you have a friend its free..Plus the $$ on DOT3/DOT4 brake fluid..So about $5

 

Thanks alot ill be doing it dis weekend

 

The process described is the process for bleeding brakes. That process will not work for the clutch, as the clutch bleed process is actually much easier than bleeding brakes. You can easily do it by yourself.

1. Get an open-top container and put fresh brake fluid in it, and set it under the car. Run a clear plastic tube from the slave cylinder bleeder screw down into the fresh fluid in the container.

2. Open the bleeder screw, and make sure the tube stays submerged in the fluid.

3. Make sure the clutch reservoir is full of fluid, then reach down under the dash and start pumping the pedal slowly. It will be easy to move by hand, since the bleed screw is open and it's not holding pressure. You actually CAN'T pump the pedal with your foot, because the pedal won't come back up with no pressure in the system. Keeping the clear tube submerged in fluid ensures air will not get sucked back into the system.

4. Continue pumping the clutch pedal by hand several times. Make SURE the reservoir does not run dry, or you WILL suck air into the system. On my car, I can pump the pedal 12 times before having to refill the reservoir with more fluid.

5. Continue the process of pumping several times and refilling the reservoir until you see no more bubbles in the clear tube coming off the slave cylinder. When you see no more bubbles, close the bleed screw and top off the reservoir.

You can easily do all this yourself, or you could have someone help by keeping an eye on the bubbles in the tube and refilling the reservoir while you pump the pedal, or vice versa :p

 

thats how ive been doing it!

 

Seriously? So when you push your clutch pedal it gets harder, just like the brakes? You've got a problem with your clutch system then.

Brakes and clutch are completely different types of hydraulic systems. Brakes use vacuum assist (which is why the brake pedal gets harder if you pump it w/ engine off) while the clutch system is just a simple manual hydraulic system.

Pumping the clutch pedal will not build up pressure inside the line, so there is no point in having someone pump the pedal and then hold it down. That's what you do with brakes, not with the clutch. The process I described above is the process the Helms manual lists for bleeding the clutch hydraulic system.

Seriously, just open the bleeder screw and pump the pedal by hand. It's very easy to do by yourself.