Bleeding clutch. How did you do it?
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Bleeding clutch. How did you do it?
I have found out that GM's hydraulic fluid contains " additives" that the dot 3 fluid doesn't and made my clutch pedal squeak. Any suggestions?
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Re: Bleeding clutch. How did you do it? (89 Paul in cal)
Yes, 6speed cars need the GM fluid or it will squeek!
As far as bleeding, I could write forever about it adn I dont have time.
I removed my so called bleeder from my slave cylinder, I had to use a dremel and a cut off disk to slot it for a screwdriver to fit in it.
After removing it I could not find a regualar bleeder valve to fit it. I retightened the stock plug and tried bleeding it by pumping the rod in an out by hand. I did it slowly till I could no longer push the rod in by hand. I pushed up against it and used a hole in the chassis that the rod fit in perfectly. the upward pushing made it easier to do. after I installed it and pumped on the clutch pedal for a while.
It worked for me. Later I added brake fluid, the whole system squeeked, I pulled it and installed a new master and slave from doug rippie. it came wuth a bleeder that works and I just ordered up a mity vac to bleed it better.
Good luck.
As far as bleeding, I could write forever about it adn I dont have time.
I removed my so called bleeder from my slave cylinder, I had to use a dremel and a cut off disk to slot it for a screwdriver to fit in it.
After removing it I could not find a regualar bleeder valve to fit it. I retightened the stock plug and tried bleeding it by pumping the rod in an out by hand. I did it slowly till I could no longer push the rod in by hand. I pushed up against it and used a hole in the chassis that the rod fit in perfectly. the upward pushing made it easier to do. after I installed it and pumped on the clutch pedal for a while.
It worked for me. Later I added brake fluid, the whole system squeeked, I pulled it and installed a new master and slave from doug rippie. it came wuth a bleeder that works and I just ordered up a mity vac to bleed it better.
Good luck.
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Re: Bleeding clutch. How did you do it? (89 Paul in cal)
Bleed the system just like you would bleed brakes. Have someone depress the clutch pedal, open the bleeder, close the bleeder, release the clutch pedal. Repeat until you feel a 'good' pedal.
The part I'm leaving out is that the bleeder is so close to the transmission tunnel in these cars its a real pain to get a wrench on. (And when you do, fliud will splash all over the damm place.) If they would have rotated where the line and the bleeder mount to the slave cylinder it would have been alot easier.
Be sure to use GM fluid and be careful of the hydraulic line because GM does not make them anymore.
The part I'm leaving out is that the bleeder is so close to the transmission tunnel in these cars its a real pain to get a wrench on. (And when you do, fliud will splash all over the damm place.) If they would have rotated where the line and the bleeder mount to the slave cylinder it would have been alot easier.
Be sure to use GM fluid and be careful of the hydraulic line because GM does not make them anymore.
