Tobine, a few suggestions: > > >I do not have a pressure bleeder. I am cracking the nut the the >hydraulic fitting at the bottom of the master cylinder, depressing >the pedal, tightening the nut, then pulling the pedal back up and >repeating the process. It feels like the pedal is not really moving >much fluid/air out--it feels kinda, I don't know, "empty." Tobin, bleed the system at the slave cylinder!!! There is a bleeder nipple back there, this is a tweo person job (using the "pump the pedal ssytem") When you push down on the peal does fluid come out of the slave cyl bleeder? I assume you will be using tubing form the bleeder nipple to a jar of fluid.
Gravity bleeding has worked for me when i replaced the slave cyl. ALso I have power bled it in reverse..ie pumping fluid in at the slave and being carefull not to overfl;ow at the resevoir. This is only suggested IF you have clean fluid throughout the syetem but having a problem with trapped air. Tobin, I think you wil have succes if you bleed at the salve cyl. tow perso routine just like doing the brakes. Alistair |
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