Okay, enough people have complained about bleeding a B clutch that I think
maybe it's time to share the way I replace the clutch slave cylinder
because it makes bleeding the clutch hydraulics no big deal. The trick is
to fill the new slave cylinder with fluid before you install it. This is
the general sequence of events:
1. Screw the master cylinder cap down on a plastic bag. This keeps fluid
from flowing out so fast.
2. Fill the new slave cylinder with fluid using a toothpick, scribe, awl,
something pointy, to get the last of the air bubbles out, and set the slave
cylinder within reach under the car.
3. Remove the cotter pin, clevis pin and rod from the old slave cylinder,
and back off the two bolts holding it on until there are only a few threads
holding them on. These need to be on to hold the slave cylinder while you
break the fluid line loose.
4. As fast as you can, break loose the fluid line, unscrew the bolts the
rest of the way, unscrew the slave cylinder from the line, and screw the
new one on.
5. Put the bolts back in, tighten the fluid line, and put the rod, clevis
pin and cotter pin back in.
6. Pump the clutch pedal a few times before you decide that bleeding is
necessary.
If you're replacing the rubber line or rebuilding the slave cylinder, it
still helps to fill up the slave cylinder before putting it on, and you can
keep the fluid from draining out of the line by using something to plug it.
I keep all of those plastic plugs that come stuck in and on new parts, but
a piece of vacuum line with a bolt stuck in it works too.
If this is something everyone is doing anyway, nevermind.
Denise
Bob Donahue said:
> I really don't have any recommendations, well you might try the ezibleed
> gismo. My experience is that it's very hard to bleed the clutch. Once,
after
> changing the fluid, I just couldn't get any clutch movement no mater how
> much I fiddled with it. After it sat a few days, the clutch miraculously
> came back. I guess the air worked it's way out all by itself.
--- Denise Thorpe
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