Bleeding slave clutch cylinder
Safety Car
Joined: May 2001
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From: Fairfax Virginia
Welcome to the Corvette Forum!
I have only bled the one in my wife's GM pick-up truck and that one was a challenge to say the very least. I use a Phoenix Systems Brake Bleeder which makes it very simple as you push the fluid in from below and it pushes the air out of the system. It makes bleeding brakes and clutches no big thing.
I apologize for not being able to tell you how to do it. Do you have the Factory Service Manuals for your car yet? If not get them right away as they are incredibly valuable when doing anything to the car yourself.
Good Luck! You are in the right place to find the answers you need!
I have only bled the one in my wife's GM pick-up truck and that one was a challenge to say the very least. I use a Phoenix Systems Brake Bleeder which makes it very simple as you push the fluid in from below and it pushes the air out of the system. It makes bleeding brakes and clutches no big thing.
I apologize for not being able to tell you how to do it. Do you have the Factory Service Manuals for your car yet? If not get them right away as they are incredibly valuable when doing anything to the car yourself.
Good Luck! You are in the right place to find the answers you need!
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2014
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From: New Port Richey FL
First rule of posting, What year is your car, and any Modifications that may have been done. Now if you have an Older car with the DN 4+3 the bleeder points mostly up you can just crack the bleeder vent out most of the air by itself, then get a friend to step on the clutch and push out the last.
The ZF Six speed has the bleeder on the bottom so you need to let the bleeder hang by the Hose, Gravity Bleed then have a Friend Lightly push the air out while you crack the bleeder. Once you have pushed out the air reinstall the Slave. when you put it back in any remaining air will be pushed out. top off master and recheck later in the day or tomorrow and you should be good to go.
If your master has gone dry and you didn't catch it all is not lost just top off if not too dry it will self Prime. then you need to find Why did it go dry.
The ZF Six speed has the bleeder on the bottom so you need to let the bleeder hang by the Hose, Gravity Bleed then have a Friend Lightly push the air out while you crack the bleeder. Once you have pushed out the air reinstall the Slave. when you put it back in any remaining air will be pushed out. top off master and recheck later in the day or tomorrow and you should be good to go.
If your master has gone dry and you didn't catch it all is not lost just top off if not too dry it will self Prime. then you need to find Why did it go dry.
Last edited by s carter; Nov 27, 2018 at 02:47 PM.
