In my case, I wasn't making much progress either (at least not as fast I thought it should be). I could see the air bubble in the line (translucent white plastic) going into the floor after the master and the bubble would just move back and forth. I figured it was "vapor locked". Not wanting to break open any more fittings (since I was only replacing the rear line at the slave), I just stepped down on the clutch pedal and waited 5 or 10 minutes until all the bubbles stopped bubbling up from the feed hose into the reservoir. This was enough to fill the master and feed line to the point where I got a solid fluid push out of the master. The rest is history. Side Question: Are Syncros the only model that used the white translucent plastic lines after the master to feed the hard line and then another white translucent plastic line at the rear to feed the slave? Good Luck! -Dick Wong- 78 Scirocco Original Owner 87 Vanagon Syncro 2.5 (slightly crispy) Third Owner 12 Golf TDI Original Co-Owner
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Keith Hughes Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 11:35 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Clutch Bleeding Anyone have any tips for bleeding clutches that refuse to be bled? I just replace all the hydraulics on my '86, and can't get the clutch to bleed. I'm using a pressure bleeder and 15-20 psig, but no cigar. Pumping, no pumping, doesn't seem to make a difference. Keith Hughes '86 Westy Tiico (Marvin) ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3345 / Virus Database: 3199/6413 - Release Date: 06/15/13 |
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