HELP i'm going mad

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wallywheaton

Discussion Starter · Mar 10, 2010

Just changed my clutch, I'm having problems with bleeding the clutch pedal and it's driving me mad it's the only thing holding me up now. Any ideas people!!!

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Need a friend.
Fill brake res to the brim.Nipple closed,have friend pump clutch pedal 3.4 times and hold down.Crack open nipple,close nopple, fill res,pedal up pump 3.4 again,hold pedal down,crack nipple,close nipple,top up.Try that 3> 4 times should get the air out..

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raynkar

· #3 · Mar 10, 2010 (Edited by Moderator)

Buy yourself a clutch bleeding kit.
It is a great thing, and makes the job stupidly easy, as it can be done by one person, and there is no need to pump any pedals, or keep opening and closing nipples.
You will have it for life, and it is just as good on the brakes too.

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Gone2

· #4 · Mar 10, 2010

raynkar said:
Buy yourself a clutch bleeding kit.
It is a great thing, and makes the job stupidly easy, as it can be done by one person, and there is no need to pump any pedals, or keep opening and closing nipples.
You will have it for life, and it is just as good on the brakes too.

is there a specific product you have in mind?

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sgking

· #5 · Mar 10, 2010

i think fred had an eazybleed (sp?) kit and said good things about it.

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raynkar

· #6 · Mar 11, 2010

As per above, an eazybleed kit.
I have had mine for ages. It is a simple thing. Basically it has a selection of screw tops to fit various makes of car (brake and clutch bottles), and these attach to a an air line, just like the ones on a foot pump (complete with the bit that goes on your valve). Pressure from one of the tyres, keeps a constant pressure on the contents of the reservoir and so it pushes the fluid through the system really easily, and faster than pumping pedals, so removes air better. All you have to do is to attach the easy bleed, then open a nipple, and leave it to flush out the existing fluid. Once the new fluid appears (it is easy to see in the supplied clear plastic tubing supplied to attach to the nipple) you simply close the nipple.
This way it is not necessary to drain the old fluid first, before you refill, and so there is less scope for air to get into the system.

I have not used mine for ages, but from memory, that is how it is used.

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Terry Haines

· #7 · Mar 11, 2010

..but a friend on the pedal will cost him nothing!!!

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Glenn

· #8 · Mar 11, 2010

[quote name=Terry Haines]..but a friend on the pedal will cost him nothing!!![/quote]

Ditto to that.
I get the wife to do it. :L :}

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wallywheaton

Discussion Starter · #9 · Mar 11, 2010

cheers fella worked a treat

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Terry Haines

· #10 · Mar 11, 2010

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raynkar

· #11 · Mar 12, 2010

Terry, I agree that a friend on the pedal will cost nothing, but then a bleeding kit is only about Â£20, and is much more effective at removing bubbles, as I am sure you will know that every time the pedal stops being pumped, any air in the system can start to travel upwards through the pipework again.

Glad everything is sorted now

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Terry Haines

· #12 · Mar 13, 2010

FWIW I have been working on Contours over here in our shop for over 10 years, I have yet to use a power bleeder on any clutch/trans job we have done and in 9 out of 10 cases a normal gravity bleed works fine to get all the air out.

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