'85 Corvette clutch bleeding procedure?
Instructor
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The master is pretty good at bleeding itself. I usually just leave the cap off and pump it a bunch of times and its good to go if thats all you changed out. The slave not so much. For that you can just follow the same thing you would do for brakes.
Racer
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From: Langton, Ontario, Canada
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Do the basics with bleeding the clutch system. It's all you can do. Once you've gone as far as you can possibly go, you'll probably notice that the clutch is still not working well. Here's what I had to do:
Pump the pedal about 12 times and hold it to the floor for 20 seconds. After holding it down, slide your foot off the pedal sideways, and allow it to spring back up. This gets fluid in the system moving and dislodges bubbles. You'll probably have to repeat this a bunch of times, and even occasionally while driving. Once you get it working properly, you won't have to even think about it again.
Pump the pedal about 12 times and hold it to the floor for 20 seconds. After holding it down, slide your foot off the pedal sideways, and allow it to spring back up. This gets fluid in the system moving and dislodges bubbles. You'll probably have to repeat this a bunch of times, and even occasionally while driving. Once you get it working properly, you won't have to even think about it again.
