Bleeding the Clutch Slave Cylinder

[Sal Gerace]

The Phoenix system like other pressure bleeders out there is a pump that pushes fluid or pulls fluid through your brake or clutch system. I have used the pump to push fluid from the bleeder valve back up to the brake resevoir. The way it works is it has a jar that you fill with brake fluid and the the pump attaches to the jar via a small hose and where the fluid exits the pump there is a small hose that attatches it to the bleeder. As you pump the handle it draws the fluid out of the jar, through the pump and if attached to a bleeder fitting (that is open of course) up through your hydralic clutch system pushing any air from the slave on up out to the resevoir. This method seems to work best for me because as it pushes the brake fluid through the system it not only pushes air out but also pressurizes the system giving a very firm pedal.