Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 23:38:19 -0700 From: "chrisnew" <chrisnewnopsamorld.com> Subject: Re: air in Clutch hydraulic system
Simple: the clutch master cylinder is above the slave cylinder where the bleed nipple is. Hence you get an air lock unless you use a pressure system to force the bubbles downwards with enough velocity to be expelled. Chris Charles Stoyer <cstoyernopsamrpex.com> wrote in message news:tjhj40o049or3anopsam.supernews.com... > To bleed a 900 clutch, you must apply pressure to the fluid reservoir. The > clutch cannot be bled by doing the old "in-out, in-out" as is done with the > brakes and other clutches. Not sure why. > > Charles. > > cs <nopsamdnet.att.net> wrote in message > <51ogjto07ruai6ghgtqqsau89kr18rlprrnopsamcom>... > >I have had to lift up the clutch pedal on my '88 9kt for several > >weeks. Finally got the time to pull the master cylinder, clean it out > >(was not scored), reassemble, but can not bleed the system, as the air > >bubbles just keep coming (so far, I have added over a pint of Castrol > >b. fluid to the resovoir). The brakes remain strong. > > > >What am I doing wrong, what could be wrong? If brakes are good, does > >that rule out the pump? > >
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