Forgot to make note: Be sure the oil pump gun is clean of oil, or use a new one [they are cheap items at FLAPS.]
On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 10:34 PM G Mann <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > My favorite way to bleed clutch systems is to use an old fashioned hand > pump oil gun. > I fill the pump oiler with brake fluid, attach a hose to the pump output > pipe and to the bleed screw on the clutch slave cylinder. > Then loosen the cap on the clutch master cylinder [leave it on, just not > tight, if you leave it off, you will squirt brake fluid where you don't > want it under the hood]. > > With the clutch pedal up, start pumping the hand oiler to pump brake fluid > from the bottom [slave cylinder is lower, air likes to move up] ... Check > the clutch master for fluid in the reservoir so you don't over fill it. > > When the Master cylinder reservoir is 1/4 or more full of fluid, you have > displaced all the air in the system, so close the bleed port and remove the > line and pump... finish filling the master reservoir, and tighten the cap... > > At that point, you should have no air trapped in the entire system and you > should have a clutch that works. > > > On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 8:35 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I got the slave cylinder and master cylinder swapped out and now down to >> bleeding it. I have a line hooked up from RF caliper to the slave >> cylinder and have pumped the crap out the brake pedal and still no pedal >> action (pedal stays down, does not come back up). I seem to recall >> reading something about certain brands of replacement master cylinder >> the rod does not come all the way back up. I do know on this one in >> order to attach it to the brake pedal I had it push the rod in maybe an >> 8th of an inch or so. I may unbolt it from the pedal and try bleeding >> it again. Otherwise, any other ideas for getting it bled? >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
