quote:Originally posted by Robbie:
Me again .. I seem to have a lot of questions after driving 3518 more than usual lately. Short of being quad jointed and very fast, is there a way to single-handedly bleed the clutch slave cylinder? Thanks.
It should be no different than bleeding brakes. Attach a short rubber hose that fits tight over the slave cylinder bleed valve, place the other end of the hose into a small container filled partially with brake fluid, making sure the hose end is submerged in the fluid. Slightly loosen up the bleed valve so fluid can come out when the clutch petal gets depressed. Make sure your master cylinder is filled with fluid, then depress the clutch petal slowly. Repeat several times, making sure the fluid level in the master cylinder stays filled. You may not hear air being blown into the fluid filled container because of the distance from where you are sitting to depress the clutch, so repeat the process a few times to make sure all air has been forced through. Tighten the bleed valve before removing the hose. This will insure no air returns into the slave cylinder. If you allowed the master cylinder fluid level to drop too low, new air might have gotten into the system and you will have to repeat the process.