Hi,
So I havent started my del sol since it was vandalized 2 years ago. They slashed all the hoses ect.. I replaced all the hoses. The clutch resvoir was empty because they slashed the hose connecting to where the bleeder screw is. I filled the resvoir and replaced the hose but my clutch pedal still hits the floor and no fluid is coming out of the bleeder hole or leaving the resvoir. I don't know what else to do. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

 

Bleed the clutch.

 

I tried bleeding the clutch but nothing is coming out of the bleeder hole and no fluid is leaving the resvoir..

 

bleed the clutch, the reason you are having problems is that when you bled the clutch, i bet there was nothing in the bottle to start with, when you let the pedal bacjk up its easier for the fluid to go back up the line than to stay and suck mor ein from the resovoir. if this doesnt work try the ratcheting method, have another dude suit it the car, open the bleeder, tell himt o press and hold the pedal down, close the bleeder, have him relsease the pedal, you open the bleeder, then he presees and holds again, like so on and you rather the fluid out, or start by gravity bleeding, open the bleeder, and fill the resovoir and just walk away for an hour .

 

byt he way still do a physical bleeed after the gravity type. i just suggested that to get the sucky part out of the way.

 

with the gravity method do i keep the clutch pedal down or up? does it matteR?

 

clutch pedal up, walk away for a while, but dont lett he resovoir run out,t hen it was al worthless, then you have to bleed it with pushin the pedal, but if you do it the 2 man way i told you its easier and more thorough

 

k i went ahead and started the gravity method and will bleed after an hour. I will let you know how it turns out

 

can you explaing how you tried to bleed the clutch? what all did you do and how.

 

look for a pinched line just follow the line if ther is no pinch maybe either the clutch resvoir is clogged that what it sound like just replace it

 

ok fastrc2 explained it. what he said

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fastrc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bleed the clutch, the reason you are having problems is that when you bled the clutch, i bet there was nothing in the bottle to start with, when you let the pedal bacjk up its easier for the fluid to go back up the line than to stay and suck mor ein from the resovoir. if this doesnt work try the ratcheting method, have another dude suit it the car, open the bleeder, tell himt o press and hold the pedal down, close the bleeder, have him relsease the pedal, you open the bleeder, then he presees and holds again, like so on and you rather the fluid out, or start by gravity bleeding, open the bleeder, and fill the resovoir and just walk away for an hour . </TD></TR></TABLE>

do the bleeding part like this but cover the resivor with a rag and use a blow gun with comprses air and then bleed more the likely take 3 guys this way but it was the only way i could get mine to bleed after my swap what a [pejorative]

 

No fluid left the reservoir since my last post. I was attempting the gravitymethod. How could the revoir get clogged? The cap was on but it was bone dry... SHould I pull if off and try to clean it?


Is there a line that can be pinched from underneath the car?

 

dang I don't have a compressor or 2 extra bodies to help.... Theres got to be a way....


Modified by shadhman at 8:49 PM 5/11/2008

 

get help or if u wanna do it urself, fill the resovoir, take a gatorade bottle of some sort, then fill it with an inch or two of brake fluid form the new stuff, then take a tight fitting clear hose, plug it onto the bleeder nipple, then dip it into the bottle, make sure the tip is submerdged int he fluid, then push the brake pedal ur self a couple of timew, this fluid will help keep the stuff in the line from sucking back up.

 

Good advice.. Thanks again you guys for your help. I didnt make any progress today but I will start on it again tomorrow. WIll keep you updated.