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Old 12-02-2008, 02:49 PM
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Slave Cylinder bleed screw

Same with mine Lutz.
I tried to reverse bleed with the front brake and air leaked in as soon as the slave bleeder was cracked enough to let the fluid in.


A mighty vac on the slave cylinder worked best for me.

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Old 01-09-2009, 04:04 PM
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You can buy one here: http://www.amazon.com/Brake-Bleeder-European-PBE100/dp/B000U08W96/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1228162616&sr=8-1 (Looks like they've gone up about $5).

You screw the cap onto your brake resevior, fill the thing up with fluid, pressurize it, then unscrew your brake caliper bleed screws, or slave cylinder bleed screw, and let the old fluid run out until the new fluid appears. Its a very handy tool.

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So I am about to do this to bleed the clutch - I have a pressure bleeder and 32 oz of DOT 4 brake fluid. Is there anything else anyone would add to the procedure mentioned?

Also, it is a long story, but I got air into my clutch system which is why I am bleeding it out, but in the process, I added about 2/3 of a pint of DOT 3 brake fluid to the system - most of it went into the clutch reservoir, because the brake part was full, but a small amount of the DOT 3 fluid had to have gone into the brakes, as the clutch reservoir is set up as an overflow from the brake one.

Is there any harm in a trace amount of DOT 3 fluid being in my brake system?

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