Clucth master Cly beeling problem

l3igl3ang · 06-30-2008, 01:08 PM

yes i just replaced my clutch master clynder cause the old one had a small leak on it into my floorboard so we got the new one put in just fine and we was bleeding it and cant seem to get the air out went spent probly a hour doing this and still theres air in it

went through about a big bottle of brake fluid already. Should this be takeing this long to do? i think it was leaking in air from the resviovr hose cause i noticed it after we gave up for the night and we pushed the holes on futher but other then that i dont know where it could be getting air in at.

Also u know how the hose from the filler spot hooks into the master clynder theres like a small little container there i noticed there is no fluild in that container so should it be full to?

as showen circled in the pic i added

PieEyedPiper · 06-30-2008, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by l3igl3ang

Also u know how the hose from the filler spot hooks into the master clynder theres like a small little container there i noticed there is no fluild in that container so should it be full to?

as showen circled in the pic i added

Wait, wait, wait. You mean to say that you don't have fluid in the clutch master cylinder fluid reservoir?

If I'm understanding you correctly, that would certainly be why you have air in the lines. That reservoir has to be filled to the "Full" line. And as you bleed you should be continuously topping it off so that you're pumping fluid through the clutch lines, and not air through the clutch lines.

Air in reservoir = air in lines.

Does that help?

l3igl3ang · 06-30-2008, 03:41 PM

yeah i do that after every 3 bleeds i put more fluid in but it still seems to get air in.

r1991_4g63t · 06-30-2008, 05:05 PM

do you have the clutch line hooked up to the M/C?

PieEyedPiper · 06-30-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by l3igl3ang

yeah i do that after every 3 bleeds i put more fluid in but it still seems to get air in.

But before, you said that the reservoir was empty. Which is it?

Honestly, you can't be bleeding shit unless you're putting fluid in the reservoir so there is some confusion here.

Also, are you bleeding the slave a couple of times when you're done? Sometimes, err.. often actually, air will get stuck in the slave during the bleeding process and you have to push the clutch fork over to the driver's side to compress the slave cylinder and allow the trapped air to get released.

r1991_4g63t, what do you mean? If the M/C is just bolted to the firewall with no connection to the clutch line, he'd just be dumping clutch fluid all over his engine bay when he pumped the pedal, either that or it would all drizzle out just by gravity.

But it looks like we're not even sure he is putting clutch fluid into the M/C to begin with...since his reservoir is empty..or not.
So maybe that is a valid question.

OP, just need some clarification then we can start crossing things off the list. Start from the top, be specific and include all part names and terminology.
I'm sure its something simple. Also include a step by step process of how you're attempting to bleed the system.

l3igl3ang · 06-30-2008, 06:23 PM

see the one in the pic i cricled thats like a little betty reservoir thats a 2nd reservoir the main one is full but the 2nd one theres nothing in it i noticed at first when i pumped it some would go from the main reservoir and start filling the small one up but now that small one stays empty so i was thinking maybe it should be full as well as the main reservoi.

I didnt think to look at the old one to see if it had fuild in that spot before removeing it

Defiant · 07-01-2008, 06:20 AM

Spell Check.

Please.

There are several excellent write-ups about "how to bleed the clutch" on this site.