clutch problem, needs bleeding?

[tetsuo]

Hello all,

Recently I changed the master and slave clyinder, and even though I didn't bleed the system, it ran perfectly with lots of pressure on the clutch.

Now there is what seems like mass amounts of air in there, and I need to pump the clutch every 10 to 15 minutes if I am going to be swifting gears (very dangerous). Pumping the clutch seems to build pressure and it allows to me to change gears for like 10 minutes.

You are thinking, yeah you need to bleed the clutch. But I don't understand why it was ok when I first put it in. Could something be letting air in? I checked my driveway and i can't find any fluid leaks (or on my car). The clutch fluid level also seems to be always full. I'm scratching my head.

My next question is: how do i bleed the clutch? Is it a two man job, with one person pumping the clutch while the other loosen/tigthen the bleeder screw on the slave cylinder?

Thanks in advance.

[180fan]

pump the clutch pedal a couple times then hold the pedal down, the person at the slave cylinder will open the bleeder and close the bleeder. Repeat until the fluid that comes out is clear and free of bubbles.

[tetsuo]

Thanks.

I was able to do it myself, pumping the clutch, and using the autobar to hold the clutch pedal down, go under the car and then loosen the bleeder, see it squirt out bubbly fluid, and then tighten. Repeating that a few times, until the fluid I saw was w/o bubbles. The bleeder and the clutch line wasn't on as tight as they could of have been, so that's what I'm hoping it was.

If this was a success, I would say bleed jobs aren't too bad.