Date:         Mon, 19 Jun 2000 15:34:52 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@uvic.ca>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@uvic.ca>
Subject:      Re: Bleeding clutch system--update
Comments: To: Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@ubc.ca>
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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