Can you bleed the Clutch slave cylinder like you bleed the Brakes?
I haven't had any sucess trying. The only way I know to replenish the slave cylinder is to Use a Hand Pump Oil Gun filled with brake fluid connected by a rubber hose to the bleed valve. Though this works effectively, I still wonder if there is air in my slave cylinder.
This is because I can feel its Force against the Pressure Plate
decrease with Time. Sometimes at a busy intersection I have to re pump the clutch to get a Better Crisp Shift. Both components--the slave and the other cylinder are new.
Does anyone know a better way to bleed this or have any comments?

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Carrameow,

I have managed to bleed these using the regular two person brake bleed method, but it doesn't always work very well.

Using a large hypodermic and tygon tubing over the slave cylinder bleed screw would work well. Just fill the syringe with fluid, slip the tubing over the end, take off the master cylinder cap, connect the tubing to the slave cylinder bleed screw, open the screw and push the brake fluid up from the bottom, then close the slave cylinder bleed screw. This will force the air bubbles up.

Before chasing around for a syringe and stuff, try bleeding it the two person brake method. But, ensure that the fluid in the reservoir stays above the clutch fluid nipple where the soft line goes to the clutch master cylinder.

Good luck,

clutch hydraulics baffel village idiot

Another thing about this. Don't underestimate the value of time. If you let it set for awhile, many bubbles will find their way to the reservoir. I have let them set overnight before and found a very good pedal the next morning.

Good luck,

I wonder if one of those 'speedy bleedres" would work?

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I bought one of these:
Jumbo Syringe
from American Science and Surplus' website. It worked great!
Perhaps the reason you feel the pressure decrease is because there is a fluid leak - did you check?

Carrameow




I've got some British experience in this adventure. In the old days.. key was 1 pump and hold the pedal down. The volume is so much smaller.. if you pump and pump, it doesn't seem to ever bleed.

Now days, I use the dreaded vacula(sp?). Was huge money to my budget when purchased, but I find now I never put off bleeding because it's easy.


Michael

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