remove the cap from the master cylinder fluid reservoir. attach a clear, flexible rubber hose to the clutch bleeder nipple. fill the hose with brake fluid with either a small funnel or a steady hand. loosen the clutch bleeder nipple and blow on your end of the hose. if your clutch system has air in it you'll probably be able to hear the air bubbling out of the master cylinder reservoir while you're blowing. fill the hose again if necessary.

now, since this ISN'T an emergency bleed.. you'll want to buy a syringe and use that to force the fluid into the system rather than use your lungs. just find one that fits the hose and you'll be set.

if you have a turbo and you're strapped for time, rather than remove a pipe or two to get access to the bleeder nipple you can use a long socket wrench to loosen the nipple. then you can thread the hose through the socket, attach the hose then slide the socket onto the nipple. use that to loosen/tighten it while you're bleeding it, then use the socket wrench again to tighten it once you're done bleeding.

i've always had better results forcing fluid through the bleeder nipple up rather than trying to pressure bleed through the MC down or just trying to pump the clutch.

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• Bleeding the clutch slave cylinder..., Spoolin0nyou, Wed, 5 Nov 2003 21:40:02
  • Re: Bleeding the clutch slave cylinder..., jp, Thu, 6 Nov 2003 13:09:37
  • 10 minute emergency bleed! oh yeah., ashtan, Thu, 6 Nov 2003 12:15:16 <-- Viewing This Message
    • reverse bleed - HAVE to do that on a 9³, JimBlake , Thu, 6 Nov 2003 12:59:01
      • Thanks guys..., Spoolin0nYou, Thu, 6 Nov 2003 21:55:37
  • I made a pressure bleeder in my basement out of..., nt moore, Thu, 6 Nov 2003 07:22:29
  • Pressure Bleed, or patient bleed., Stephen Goldberger, Wed, 5 Nov 2003 22:25:22
    • Pressure - take care >>>>, BobD, Thu, 6 Nov 2003 08:51:35
      • Vacuum never worked..., Stephen Goldberger, Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:15:38
        • bicycle tube streched over the reservoir, JJ, Thu, 6 Nov 2003 12:44:25
          • Re: bicycle tube streched over the reservoir, Ram'89SPG, Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:29:40

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