bleeding clutch

[maxum_101]

has anyone tried these methods for bleeding the clutch slave?
here are 2 links to some videos. Let me know what you think.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj1dM...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdf--...eature=related

[maxum_101]

no replys??? no one ever try this? will this even work on an SPF cobra set up?

also... i was told its brake fluid that is used in the clutch m/c not hyd fluid

is that right?

[Got the Bug]

Originally Posted by maxum_101

no replys??? no one ever try this? will this even work on an SPF cobra set up?

also... i was told its brake fluid that is used in the clutch m/c not hyd fluid

is that right?

Correct. Regular DOT3 brake fluid is what you want to use. I didn't look at the videos, but just go old school. One person pumping the clutch pedal and the other below the car opening the bleeder valve. Slide piece of rubber hose over the bleeder and so you don't make a mess.

[rustyBob]

Thats just makeing sure the piston is all the way to the bottom of the cylinder and pushing all the air out..........you could bench bleed the cylinder and do the same thing before you install the cylinder then it dosent matter if the piston goes all the way down because there is no air in the cylinder.

[maxum_101]

Originally Posted by rustyBob

Thats just makeing sure the piston is all the way to the bottom of the cylinder and pushing all the air out..........you could bench bleed the cylinder and do the same thing before you install the cylinder then it dosent matter if the piston goes all the way down because there is no air in the cylinder.

thats the issue im having... it seems my cyl does not go all the way back, i can pull it back that little bit by pulling back on the clutch fork, when i let go of the fork it pushes back out again, could that be cause by having some air in the hyd clutch cyl ?

[jopper]

I have bled my clutch at least 4 times in the 10 years I have had my cobra. All I do is fill the reservoir with fluid, leave the bleed valve slightly open, with a piece of hose on it that goes into a jar.

Don't let the reservoir run out of fluid.

Go in the house and have a beer, come back out and close the bleed valve. Put the fluid back in the reservoir from the jar.

Pump the clutch pedal a few times and do the same thing a few times.

It always works great.

[WildBill3]

I vacume pumped my brakes as well as my slave on the clutch it worked great one person can do it this way.My wife isnt always available.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by WildBill3

I vacume pumped my brakes as well as my slave on the clutch it worked great one person can do it this way.My wife isnt always available.

What vacuum bleeder do you prefer?

[WildBill3]

Well this is my first one I got at Orielys for around 50$ It took some experamenting with the ends that came in the package to get it to work without loosing vacume thers prob better bleeders out ther but this works.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by WildBill3

Well this is my first one I got at Orielys for around 50$ It took some experamenting with the ends that came in the package to get it to work without loosing vacume thers prob better bleeders out ther but this works.

I need to pick a vacuum unit up. My family does not have the attention span necessary to sit in the driver's seat and "pump and hold" on command. What I've done instead over the years is master the art of pumping the pedal and then propping a broomstick between the seat and the pedal and then going back under the car, loosening the bleeder and re-tightening it, then going back up to the driver's seat to remove the broomstick and then do it again, and again, and again. A really nice vacuum bleeder would make a nice Christmas present for me, too.

[rustyBob]

Maxum 101...yes there could be air in the system or maybe you need to put a spring on it to help pull it back,i had to do that on a car i owned years ago.I have done it the way jopper mentioned also on a Ford truck and it worked fine, i didn't have any help at the time.