View Full Version : Bleeding clutch system, the problem and my solution.


toetagandrew
Jan 25 2009, 05:54pm
Here is why it is such a problem.

http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/toetagandrew/Picture008.jpg

toetagandrew
Jan 25 2009, 06:04pm
I tried every technique I found on the internet to bleed the damn thing with out removing the master cylinder.

The solution I found is to jack up the front of the truck up as high as I can to level out the master cylinder and using a syringe
(full of fluid) force the air out with.

http://i647.photobucket.com/albums/uu200/toetagandrew/Plunger-1.jpg?t=1232928263

After that I close the bleed valve reconnect the reservoir top it off pump the clutch a few times (Slowly compressing it and quickly decompress it.) and let it sit for 30 minutes. I repeated these steps until i got the pressure in my clutch back and two times after that for good measure.


I hope to GOD this saves you the aggravation I had.

dlibson
Jan 28 2009, 07:46pm
Did it stay good? Or have you had to bleed more?

HahnsB2
Jan 28 2009, 08:32pm
I do mine differently, I open the bleeder and force a whole syringe full of brake fluid down, works the first time.

toetagandrew
Jan 28 2009, 09:21pm
Did it stay good? Or have you had to bleed more?

From what I understand if you have to bleed it again your probably have a problem some where in your clutch system.

I do mine differently, I open the bleeder and force a whole syringe full of brake fluid down, works the first time.

That is what I did, hopefully no one thinks i tried to force the air out with a empty syringe :P.

HahnsB2
Jan 28 2009, 09:33pm
That is what I did, hopefully no one thinks i tried to force the air out with a empty syringe :P.
Oh, from the picture caption at first glance it sounds like you were sucking fluid out of the MC. I usually remove the plunger and then attach the syringe to the hose, fill the syringe and stick the plunger back in.