1987 hardbody clutch

[squirrl85]

all clutch parts replaced and line bled but will not engage clutch any suggestions?

[evildky]

I'll move this to the hardbosy sections but, most nissnas have mroe than 1 bleed point, are you sure you led all the bleeders?

[longtooth]

Did you bleed it from the dampner on the fire wall half way down on the passengers side?

[squirrl85]

yeah and i tried filling it from bottem up and still no pedal

[longtooth]

Well did you put the clutch disc in backwords? Did you check to see if the thow out bearing fell out?

[squirrl85]

its all in thier right i vacumed the fluid from the bottem up but still no pedal dose the clutch petal have to pressed when do that?

[346ci]

Clutch master and slave cylinder replaced?

[squirrl85]

yeah both bran new....

[longtooth]

With someone working the clutch and you see the slave cylinder move the shift fork?

[CentralScrutinizer]

I just did this. The clutch master and slave tend to air-lock; so you will need to pump lots of fluid through the line to get all of the air out. I used LuK clutch components (amazingly they were on the shelf at my local PepBoys) and Castrol LMA fluid.

I attached a bleeder bottle to the bleed screw on the slave cylinder and pumped the clutch 3 times then topped the reservoir. After bleeding twice there was light pedal but obviously not 100% bled. I repeated two more times and the clutch felt firm and correctly bled.

I also suggest that you replace the hose from the hard line to the slave cylinder; mine was looking like it would fail in a few more years (weathered and cracked). Your local Napa should be able to order it; but be sure and use the LMA or Silicone fluid because their hose is not compatible with Dot 3 petroleum fluids.