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Old 06-01-2012, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by woodrat View Post
Weird. That was my original thought, but the fluid level doesn't seem to drop, and I can't see any leakage anywhere.




That sounds better than what I've been doing, which is what was recommended to me here last summer when I first replaced the MC. I have a long piece of injector return line, and hose clamps, and I connect the bleeder on the right front caliper to the bleeder on the slave cylinder, open the both up, and pump the brakes a bunch of times. I close the bleeders as my helper is pushing the pedal down, then check to see if the clutch is better. It usually tightens up pretty quickly, but won't stay. I actually don't know how quickly it loses it, because my wife drives this car lately, and she is notorious for not noticing these things until they are nearly un-usable.

I just did it again today, and I think if it doesn't stay this time, I'm taking the whole system apart again, and going through it and seeing if there is a small leak somewhere that I haven't seen yet.
When using the brake slave you just pump like mad, NO opening and closing the bleeder, just pumping then close the bleeders. When you did it today you did the closing and opening? If so try it by just pumping. I do it from out side the driver side door using my hand on the clutch pedal. Pump like crazy, close the bleeders then try the pedal, if need be pump more, but NO opening and closing. Dont give up yet.
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