Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 20:45:54 -0600 From: "Charles Stoyer" <cstoyernospamrpex.com> Subject: Re: Bleeding 86 900T clutch?
Dave, this was awsome! It really works. I did make a few modifications and have a suggestion or two. Also I would like to propose the name "IV clutch/brake bleeding" as it looks like an IV in the hospital. "Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message news:2ltdf3Fg2p2uU1nospamberlin.de... > On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 12:17:56 -0600, Charles Stoyer <cstoyernospamrpex.com> wrote: > > The clutch hose on my 900T popped. I got a used one and have installed it. > > Used a crows foot 13 mm to detach/attach the front end at the slave cyl. <snip> > > Dave's foolproof method of bleeding a c900 clutch: > > Obtain the following: > > Turkey baster from the kitchen > 4 feet or so of 5/16ths clear tubing > Roll of masking tape > Pint of Dot4 brake/clutch fluid I got my baster from Wal-Mart ($1.50 w/tax), used duct tape as my masking tape is all ried out. I am using DOT-3 brake fluid (what is the difference?). > > Remove the bulb from the turkey baster and discard. You'll be using > the other part as a tip-proof funnel. Attach the tubing to the end of the > baster, and the other end of the tubing onto the bleeder nipple at the > clutch slave cylinder. Secure the turkey baster in a vertical position, > hanging with the tape onto the (now top) edge of the opened hood. I kept the bulb as it was useful to remove the dirty fluid from the reservoir (I had just done some brake work and as a part of it I bled the brakes and basically changed the brake fluid). I will keep the baster for such projects, knowing that, if I use it for anything else, I can never use it for brake fluid again. Also, as my hood was removed, I stuck a stick in a convenient place and duct-taped the unit to the stick. Hence the "IV bleeding" naming suggestion. > Open the bleeder nipple at the clutch end, and take the cover off of > the clutch/brake fluid reservoir. Pour brake fluid into the top of > the turkey baster, and this will force the bubbles up into the > reservoir. Don't let the baster get empty, because once a bubble gets > into that tubing (this is why it's clear) you're in the same mess > as before. Keep going until you stop getting bubbles up through the > tubing into the reservoir, and then keep going a little longer. Make > sure the stuff doesn't spill, because it's not good for paint. It took longer than I thought it would. I knew I was finally done when the baster and tube were draining rapidly and the reservoir was filling up and overflowing! > Close the bleeder nipple and the reservoir, detatch the hose, and > throw the now very unusuable for food turkey baster away. Then, > in November when you find you need one and it has vanished, go out and > buy a nicer one. This helped a lot. I am keeping the baster for future brake/clutch jobs, and left the existing baster in the kitchen (it was messed up on the end and would not have fitted into the tubing), so we are OK for November. Thanks again, Charles.
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