No clutch pressure.bleeding not working after replacing a part?
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No clutch pressure.bleeding not working after replacing a part?
At this point I'm sure everybody has gotten their problems fixed with a certain tactic, I was all alone in this situation no pressure on my clutch pedal after changing a slave cylinder, my stepdad and I pumped and blood pumped and bled which felt like forever will still know progress. The next day I found myself alone on the project with little hope.
But I found a way to get your system free of air and pressure back in your clutch pedal without bleeding for days or having to have a friend help or buy a pressure system that connects to the reservoir.
First "bench" bleed the slave cylinder. Before installing the slave hold the hydraulic pump in and feed the fluid in from the top let go of the hydraulic so it sucks the fluid in repeat until fluid is firing out of the inlet and bleed valve then is stall carefully as possible.
Open the reservoir to your clutch fluid but make sure your clutch is in the upright position not on the floor, fill the reservoir to the top after removing the filter inside. Get a clear rubber hose maybe 3-3 1/2 ft long so u can reach the reservoir to refill as you continue this process. Open the bleed valve and put the rubber hose over the bleed nozzle if it doesn't fit you can place the rubber tube in a hot pot of water it will help them make the rubber more compliant to work with over the nozzle and simply suck on the tip of the tube drawing the air and fluid through the system once the whole tube is full close the valve and empty the tube. The longer the tube the less you'll have to do that process, the tube has to be clear so you can see if any more air is coming out of the system. You must also keep the reservoir full during this whole process so you do not suck any air through it. In a nutshell you are siphoning the air out of the system and replacing it with the fluid.
Repeat this process until no bubbles are coming up through the tube and it's just solid fluid. Keeping the reservoir full is key for this process. Once you no longer see air bubbles coming through the tube tighten the bleed valve top off your reservoir put the lid on.
Once I did this I had pressure in my clutch no air in my system and I didn't have to spend a penny more than just fluid. My stepfather was a mechanic for several years and to say the least he was very impressed and did not think of this.
With this process you eliminate it being a two-man job and having to pump the clutch for half hour plus to need the system. GOOD LUCK!
"Note" you may not have to bench bleed the slave cylinder but I did and this process worked me.
Inventory.
- clear tube 3 to 4 feet long
2 bottles of break fluid
Grease for the ball joint and transmission fork
But I found a way to get your system free of air and pressure back in your clutch pedal without bleeding for days or having to have a friend help or buy a pressure system that connects to the reservoir.
First "bench" bleed the slave cylinder. Before installing the slave hold the hydraulic pump in and feed the fluid in from the top let go of the hydraulic so it sucks the fluid in repeat until fluid is firing out of the inlet and bleed valve then is stall carefully as possible.
Open the reservoir to your clutch fluid but make sure your clutch is in the upright position not on the floor, fill the reservoir to the top after removing the filter inside. Get a clear rubber hose maybe 3-3 1/2 ft long so u can reach the reservoir to refill as you continue this process. Open the bleed valve and put the rubber hose over the bleed nozzle if it doesn't fit you can place the rubber tube in a hot pot of water it will help them make the rubber more compliant to work with over the nozzle and simply suck on the tip of the tube drawing the air and fluid through the system once the whole tube is full close the valve and empty the tube. The longer the tube the less you'll have to do that process, the tube has to be clear so you can see if any more air is coming out of the system. You must also keep the reservoir full during this whole process so you do not suck any air through it. In a nutshell you are siphoning the air out of the system and replacing it with the fluid.
Repeat this process until no bubbles are coming up through the tube and it's just solid fluid. Keeping the reservoir full is key for this process. Once you no longer see air bubbles coming through the tube tighten the bleed valve top off your reservoir put the lid on.
Once I did this I had pressure in my clutch no air in my system and I didn't have to spend a penny more than just fluid. My stepfather was a mechanic for several years and to say the least he was very impressed and did not think of this.
With this process you eliminate it being a two-man job and having to pump the clutch for half hour plus to need the system. GOOD LUCK!
"Note" you may not have to bench bleed the slave cylinder but I did and this process worked me.
Inventory.
- clear tube 3 to 4 feet long
2 bottles of break fluid
Grease for the ball joint and transmission fork
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