Hello all,


I've been trying to bleed my clutch for the better part of 3 hours now. I tried without a mityvac at first. I put a vacuum hose on the bleed valve and submerged the other end in a bottle of brake fluid. Then I cracked the bleed valve and pumped the pedal. All was going well until suddenly the slight pressure I had in the pedal disappeared. At this point I got confused, went back and double checked all my connections to make sure nothing had come loose and let air into the system. Everything was in order. I then removed the hose to see if I was getting any fluid from it at all and absolutely nothing came out. I went so far as to remove the bleeder valve completely and still not a drop.

After a while I gave in and went to autozoo and bought a mityvac, I hooked it up according to the directions and now the best I get is a sputtering of fluid and air. It holds vacuum fine when the valve is closed, but as soon as I crack it the vacuum dissipates. When working the pedal I was able to get air from the bleeder valve so I don't think there is a blockage. When I work the slave rod the level of fluid doesn't change in the reservoir. None of the lines appear damaged, the slave cylinder is new, there aren't any obvious leaks, and I teflon taped the bleeder screw so the air isn't coming from it.

Am I that retarded? Or is there something I might need to look into?


Edit: I put in an ACT2600 around 600 miles ago. It's been a pain to shift so I was trying to cure that. (Looks like I need to shim the pivot ball as well.) Also, I just took off the banjo bolt going to the slave cylinder and nothing is coming out. Again, I see no leaks so I have no idea where to begin looking. Ideas?