Thanks Kevin and Atwell,
Yes, I am not reusing the fluid. I have heard the same thing. I just pump it
into a 2 liter coke bottle and there it stays.
I was hoping someone would say "of course you need to bench bleed it". Now it
looks like I'm down to bleed some more just to be sure and failing that get
new cylinders. I think I will start with a new master, the slave is in pretty
good shape.
thanks for the help
David Gates
>I think that bench bleeding is just for the dual cylinder master cylinders.
>
>Kevin
>
> Kevin and Dave,
>
> When I rebuilt my clutch hydraulics I did not bench-bleed the cylinders.
>
> I did have a 'soft' clutch pedal, however, until I took the front of the
> car off the jack stands and re-bled. Apparently I had some air caught in
> the slave cylinder, and it came out when the bleed nipple was the at
> highest point. (That's why the slave's bleed nipple is on top even though
> it would be easier to reach if it were on the bottom!)
>
> PS, one thing I have not seen mentioned in the brake bleeding threads
> recently ,is that you are NEVER supposed to re-use brake fluid after it has
> been pumped through the system, as with repeated bleeding. (I know the
> temptation is there when you just need 'a little more'.)
>
> Is everyone following this rule?
>
> Atwell Haines
> '79 Spitfire FM96062 UO
>
> Succasunna, NJ USA
>
> "It's not the destination that counts, it's the journey."
> Drive a Spitfire!
>
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