Date:         Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:54:46 -0500
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From:         JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Clutch Bleeding
Comments: To: Keith Hughes <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM>
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Somewhere way back in the dim reaches of the past - around 2002 - I read
that the clutch master - assuming proper installation and the fluid tank
properly filled - will self-bleed if pumped 75 or 80 times. I didn't
believe it - but it worked. The caveat was however - that the line below
the master be cracked open momentarily BEFORE starting the pumping. I
changed the master and never had any trouble at all.

John

On 6/16/2013 1:34 PM, Keith Hughes wrote:
> 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)
>