On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 11:40:42 -0500 "Adrian Barnes" <adrian@workgroup.net>
writes:
> Is it safe to bleed the clutch with the slave cylinder unbolted and
> hanging down? Could it cause any problems? It'd be a lot easier
> that way...
I think that would be fine, if you think it will help.
> I pumped the living h*ll out of the pedal last night, many many
> times. I think my farthest shot of fluid out of the speed bleed
> valve was about 4 feet. :-) I finally put a hose on the thing and
> have it draining into a bottle rather than dripping into a pan, and
> there are no air bubbles at all. The odd thing is that it always
> seems like more fluid comes out than I am putting in.
I'll just bet that speedbleeder is leaking around the threads and you are
just sucking air back into the system. I think that's why I've never had
any luck with one-man bleeders.
I even got married so there would always be someone around to help me
bleed brakes. Turns out she did nothing but bitch about it everytime I
asked her, so I got divorced... ;-)
David Littlefield
'62 MGA MkII
'51 MGTD
'74 MG Midget vintage racer
'61 Jaguar E-Type OTS
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