E M Wynne

Is there a trick to bleeding the clutch...just completed my manual conversion & I,m buggered if I can get the clutch to bleed at the slave cylinder nipple.

holmesnmanny

exactly what issue are you having bleeding it ?

E M Wynne

I have tried pumping the clutch pedal with the bleed nipple closed, with it open...no air bubbles at all...I tried to remove the steel pipe at the M/C end to make sure there was no air locked in the master, but the pipe will not move & think if I keep up the pressure it will snap...I have a power bleeder...I,ll try that...just enquiring if the CG8 had to be bled in a particular way.

holmesnmanny

you may need to adjust the pushrod, there needs to be only about a quarter to half inch of clutch free play

holmesnmanny

the proper procedure is push down on the clutch, open bleeder, close bleeder, pull back the pedal and repeat

sometimes a bubble gets trapped in the master cylinder rubber reservoir hose, you can squeeze the hose up and down it, while someone pumps the clutch constantly to try to release it up through the cap

E M Wynne

Thanks I,ll try that...adjusted the push-rod when I did the install...whats unusual is I,m getting NO air bubbles at my bleed jar when pumping the pedal... as you would during a normal brake or clutch bleed.

E M Wynne

Do you bleed the system with the clutch reservoir diaphragm installed...or allow atmospheric pressure on the fluid.

vindeezl

I just had the worst time trying to bleed mine, found out the slave cylinder was frozen!

Found this out by pusing in by hand and it would stay shut!

E M Wynne

Funny I was thinking along the same lines...I,ll take it of the engine & check....Iknow the M/C is ok.

E M Wynne

VIN, You hit it on the head...push rod felt funny...removed the slave & the piston is stuck up the end off the cylinder...still no movement of fluid when pumping the pedal with the slave removed...I would have thought it would drain automatically.

vindeezl

Glad to help, many have helped me on here!

Replacing it altogether did the trick for me. When I looked inside the old one it was all corroded.

G. Wiffington

I was just doing this the other day. The way I do it is I get a soda bottle like 20 oz or whatever, filling it with brake fluid. Drill a hole through the cap of the bottle & use a clear hose wide enough to fit around the end of the bleeder valve of the slave so the fluid can flow through it to the bottle essentially pushing all the air bubbles out of your clutch fluid lines. Make sure the hose is submerged & keep an eye on the clutch master cylinder for fluid so it doesn't run dry. If it does you willl suck air in the lines.

It also helps if you have a buddy pump the pedal while you watch the air bubbles at the slave cylinder. Just keep pumping, you'll feel the pressure. Check for leaks too.