Bleeding the cltuch

[BGRIPTP]

My freinds clutch on his 1996 Talon TSI AWD sticks to the ground, the car has 112000 miles on it and has a ACT2100, I was told I need to bleed the clutch, and I haven't got my shop manuel thingy in the mail I ordered yet mad: ) Any help would be great!

Ben

PS: I will be doing it at school and have access to a lift and all the tools I can ever want, I just haven't bleed a clutch yet, and my teacher doesn't know howto work with wet clutches rolleyes: great teacher)

 

[UndergroundR32]

I could go on for a few paragraphs about a coversation I had today with a friend who wrote an article in some V8 hot rod magazine about sucking the air out of the system prior to pumping the fluid through with the clutch. I'll give my method, which is similar to everyone elses.
Make sure the slave cylinder is in good condition.. ie. no leaks. You can take the entire bleeder fitting out and put some grease on the threads and retighten it if you want to be extra sure that no air is going to escape from the connection.
First make sure you have a buddy to sit in the car and pump the clutch pedal while you open and close the bleeder valve under the hood.
Take a hose (preferrably clear) and attach one end over the bleeder valve on the slave cylinder. Fill a small soda bottle about 1/4 of the way up with fresh Brake fluid (dot3) and insert the other end of the hose into it. This is to prevent any air from entering back into the system (make sure the hose is always submerged in fluid). First fill your master cylinder up with fluid, then have the person in the car pump the clutch once or twice. Now, the way I do it is push the clutch pedal down only halfway. If you push it all the way down you may over extend the rod and risk air entering the system. Have them hold the pedal halfway down while you open the bleeder valve just enough to let some fluid spurt out, then close it. Have them release the clutch and do the same thing again, holding the clutch about halfway to the floor. Open and close the bleeder valve once again. Do this a number of times. I tend to do it 7 or 8 just to make sure. You have to remember to not let your clutch master to go empty with brake fluid or you will have to start all over again. Fill it up as it starts to go low. After you do this a bunch of times then tighten the bleeder valve to whatever torque specs are and you're good to go.

 

[BGRIPTP]

Thanks Bro!