Date:         Fri, 6 Jan 2006 17:18:10 -0500
Reply-To:     Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
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From:         Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM>
Subject:      Re: New Transmission Time?
Comments: To: Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2006010615511282@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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I dunno what other folks do, but since I live alone (so I have no assistant
to pump pedals), I bought myself a mi-tey vac vacuum bleeder kit. I've used
it to bleed the clutch and brake systems on my van with excellent results
(even after totally emptying it to change brake lines).

Look for the 06820 kit here:
http://www.mityvac.com/pages/products_hvpk.asp, that's the one I have.

Tim

At 03:49 PM 1/6/2006 -0500, Roger Sisler wrote:
>Maybe try a synthetic trans oil. I hear they can do wonders,but the clutch
>cylinder bleed is the first thing to do.
>
>Speaking of clutch bleeding, how is this done?  When I replaced  my
>components I could not get it blead proper. I pumped about 2000 times or
>more! Still no pressure to activate the clutch. Mostly air in the lines. I
>filled the resivour to the tipity top and resumed pumping. By luck it
>pumped up and the clutch worked.Good thing as I was about to quit. But this
>was luck. Had  to be. I hear of pressure bleeding for this system. Is this
>correct? What is needed and how is it done? Now that my clutch works, I
>need to bleed the system again just for maintinance(2 years).Can I just
>pump it like a brake system? Tanks