Quick ? about bleeding clutch slace cylinder

[MrSoutherland]

*Slave Cylinder

I know there is many how-to's and write-up's about this. But I installed it and my pedal is still stuck to the floor. I'm obviously not bleeding this correctly. I'm running a SR and have a direct clutch line just for refference.

What is the correct way? Do I need to fill it through the bleeder valve with a clear tube and brake fluid? My resivoir is full BTW.

[n240sxfnatic]

Open the bleeder a bit, pump the pedal a bunch, close the bleeder, ur done.

[Wretched]

Open the bleeder a bit, pump the pedal a bunch, close the bleeder, ur done.

what? doing that will do nothing but suck in air through the bleeder.

unless you go pick up one of those one man bleeder kits, bleeding hydraulics is a two person job. with the slave cylinder bleeder shut, pump the pedal several times, then hold it down. have someone loosen the bleeder until fluid "spits" out (due to air in the system). tighten the bleeder. pick the pedal back up and repeat. do this until fluid no longer "spits" out, but just comes out in a stream.

you can make your own one-man bleeder kit with a clear hose and a 20oz coke bottle. connect a clear hose to the slave cylinder bleeder. put the other end of that hose into a coke bottle filled about half way with clean brake fluid (make sure the hose stays submerged in fluid). the shorter the hose, the better. use a hanger to hang the bottle close to the slave cylinder if you need to. loosen the bleeder a little bit and pump the pedal until no air is seen in the clear hose going to the bottle.

WHICH EVER METHOD YOU CHOOSE, MAKE SURE THE RESEVOIR STAYS FULL.

[Dattebayo]

Bleeding the damper is a PITA, so just get a delete kit from one of the sponsors and bleeding will take a minute instead of 2 hours.

Also, check the fork pivot. It's possible the slave wasn't the cause of your pedal being on the floor.

[Wretched]

he said he's running a direct line to the slave...meaning no damper.

[n240sxfnatic]

This is how i do it EVERYTIME, always works.

[MrSoutherland]

This is how i do it EVERYTIME, always works.

Well how you do it sucks!

Thanx everyone else. I did pump the clutch pedal and keep it to the floor with the bleeder cap off and nothing at all was coming out. Res was full too. I'm just confused as why it isn't coming out of the bleeder.

[Wretched]

so you're pumping the pedal, holding it down, opening the bleeder...and nothing is coming out? sounds like a bad master cylinder. try this first...leave the bleeder loose and let gravity pull the fluid to the slave cylinder (may take a little bit)...then try bleeding it again they way i told you. sounds like a master cylinder, though.

[Wretched]

Well how you do it sucks!

yes it does. unless you have those bleeders with a one-way valve built into them, your way is not correct.

[zerepdivad]

When i did my manual swap someone gave me a used clutch master and i had the same thing happen as you. The fluid stayed in the reservoir but did not ever make it into the lines. I bought a new one and problem was solved. It may not be what's going on with your situation though. Just a thought.

[ZootedS13]

get a freind to push the clutch pedal down as the valve is open and be ready to close the valve as soon as you see a solid stream. thats how i do it.