Guest Spam Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 So me and turboking15 (Leigh) had finally finished my car on Wed morning at 4am and we needed to bleed or actually fill the clutch line we replaced. I bought a SS clutch line from the master to slave. So we filled it up and started to do the bleeding process of me pumping the clutch, i push down and he cracks the line, and initially it should just sit on the floor and after a few times come up by itself, but after bleeding and rebleeding it still wouldnt. We must have done it for 30 minutes. Anyone know why? Nothing was changed except for the line. It just wouldnt "pump up" enough to make the clutch have barely any feeling in it. Any suggestions? I dont have the car its still at First Impressions but i want to fix it this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboking15 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 to correct james, i would crack the line have him push down the pedal then close it and have him pull the peadal back up. this is the method we used on my gf's dsm and it worked perfectly so i have no idea why its not working on his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 to correct james, i would crack the line have him push down the pedal then close it and have him pull the peadal back up. this is the method we used on my gf's dsm and it worked perfectly so i have no idea why its not working on his. Right. And would then get worse and better and worse??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1qwk767 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 run to Harbor Freight and purchase a one man bleeder kit, and suck the fluid through the line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 run to Harbor Freight and purchase a one man bleeder kit, and suck the fluid through the line Ill try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1qwk767 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 just did a search for that http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=92924, I have one and have used it more then once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Would you let someone borrow if for 5 bucks? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1qwk767 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 ill see if I can find it when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Check to make sure the stainless line you added is tight and that it is not leaking past the threads- Is it the right flare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Check to make sure the stainless line you added is tight and that it is not leaking past the threads- Is it the right flare? Nope no leaks and its the right flare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FyrhzrdGT Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Gravity bleed it, it is how I do all my clutches. I had the same problem with my 88 fiero, I was doing pedal down, close the bleeder, let up. And it never got hard. Take the reservoir lid off, fill it to the top, open the bleeder and wait. Give it an hour, keep topping it off. Tap the slave with a wrench to make sure there are no bubbles hanging on. Sort of time consuming but its free and works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Gravity bleed it, it is how I do all my clutches. I had the same problem with my 88 fiero, I was doing pedal down, close the bleeder, let up. And it never got hard. Take the reservoir lid off, fill it to the top, open the bleeder and wait. Give it an hour, keep topping it off. Tap the slave with a wrench to make sure there are no bubbles hanging on. Sort of time consuming but its free and works. Thanks. Ill try that tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooling 1g Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Push in clutch,break bleeder valve open,while clutch is still depressed push slave rod in,close bleeder then try regular bleeding again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooling 1g Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 And im assuming this is on a 2g?if so dont over look this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 I have already done the adjustment from that vid a few weeks back thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansonivan Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 After the initial air bleed try shutting the bleed screw and just working the clutch pedal at the top of its travel. It may take a few hundred repetitions. This allows air trapped in the master cylinder to escape into the reservoir. Alternately park it on a grade or jack the nose up over night, this often has the same effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Yea i pumped it prollly 50 times. Ill try all these. I just want my clutch pedal feel back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1qwk767 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 does the car have an aftermarket clutch in it? friend needed a slave cyl extending rod when he put a act 2900 in his car, it slipped my mind yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 No stock. Extended rods are temp fixes lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1qwk767 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 it held up haha. BTW I couldn't find my bleeder kit, as another member said a few post's up try gravity bleeding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Yea ill try that. Or ill get that one man bleeder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 The bleeder is under the mass of mess on the bench... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FyrhzrdGT Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 OP, you figure it out yet? I was reminded of this thread when my clutch master cylinder failed on high street last night. It was a pretty awesome drive home, so there is some gravity bleeding in my future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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