Hey I am bleeding my clutch...tell me if im doing it wrong

1. Unscrew nipple so fluid comes out (hose at the end of it going from the nipple to a full can of fluid so no bubles get in)

2. Have a friend pump the clutch pedal while continuing to keep the resevoir full

3. Do this until all bubbles are out, friend must keep clutch pressed in....and tighten everything up

RIGHT??

 

yep, but just keep in mind if there is air in ur lines, it might take ALOT of pumping, so dont be afraid if nothign cones out for a few mins, it will eventually start to come out

 

There was air in the line before and I wasn't able to shift at certain rpm's, so an attempt last night to bleed the line over and over went bad somewhere along the line and I couldn't even drive the car to work today because the clutch had no pressure.

I followed the steps I listed above and have done this simple task before and cannot figure out what I am doing wrong and becoming so frustrated! Help me PLEASE!! I cannot figure it out!

 

Pump the pedal slowly. If you move it too quickly, you won't get the air out.

 

I guess I don't understand what the difference would be

 

I bled my clutch using one of those vacuum pumps. I don't know if that is the proper way of doing it but it seemed to work for me. The steps are pretty easy. Loosen bleeder valve, attach vacuum pump, keep reservoir full, operate the pump until a solid stream of fluid is coming out of the bleeder valve, close bleeder valve.

 

I think I bled my clutch correctly but feel that air is getting in another way, no obvious leaks....where have others had leaks at....plus the slave cylinder is almost brand new

 

where can i get one of those pumps?

 

They have them at the autozone and other part stores just like that....checker,pepboys etc.

 

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did you also replace th master cylinder?they say you should replace them both at the same time when one or the other dies.i guess because when one dies the other one is close to being dead as well.

 

u got the method down, mine wouldnt bleed out because air was getting sucked back in thru the threads of the bleed valve.. i threw some teflon tape on the sob and it fixed it. good luck

 

so u pump the clutch pedal and dont close the bleeder between pumps ?

So this is completely different than brakes i guess ?

 

Yea i just had to make sure the tube was past some of the threads on the bleeder and it worked fine, no more air!! Problem solved...

 

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</TD></TR></TABLE>check inside the car behind the clutch peddle. check where the push rod and clutch master cylinder meets. thats where my leak was. took me forever to find it.