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Date: 17 Jul 2004 19:37:07 GMT
From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net>
Subject: Re: Bleeding 86 900T clutch?


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. > > Now they say to use a cooling system pressure tester to bleed. I found one > at Harbor Freight for $80. Don't bother. > Any other suggestions? The old pumping method like for brake and clutch > bleeding does not work. Yup. The reason it doesn't work is that long vertical section in the hard line, up against the fender well. Gravity is working against you, if you do it the hard way. However: 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 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. 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. 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. Hope this helps, Dave Hinz

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