I have a 03 honda civic lx with about 140k miles on it I have recently replace the clutch and flywheel. I noticed that I was grinding my gears. So I attempted to bleed out my hydraulic clutch system via the slave cylinder. I was unable to do so. I went to the honda dealer and purchased a slave cylinder. I Changed it and again I was unable to bleed my system. So finally I went to kraggen and bought a master cylinder for my clutch. Today I replaced it and bleed the system for about 1hour and still I cant seem to get a hard pedal. I tried everything. I even disconnected the lines and individual blew compressed air thru them. The hydraulic system seems so simple. Im thinking that I should try to re order another clutch master cylinder. What do you guys think? What would you do if you where in my shoes?

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From our IM conversation:

I would recommend having two people for this one.

Here's my process for bleeding the clutch.

1. Fill reservoir with fluid.
2. Tighten bleeder valve on slave cylinder.
3. Depress clutch pedal (person 2) completely.
4. While clutch is still depressed, open bleeder valve to burp.
5. Close bleeder valve.
6. Pull clutch pedal out (person 2).
7. Double check reservoir for fluid.
8. Repeat entire process 2-3 more times, then check the clutch pedal to make sure it responds to pressure.

 

i HATE bleeding our cutch system. i think because the hardline that goes from our master to the slave that rides along the firewall is mounted higher than the master, you can never get all the air out of the system by bleeding it traditionally. We've only ever been able to do it with a vacuum brake bleeder like a mityvac or vacula.. very aggitating to say the least.