Bleeding clutch
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 417
Likes: 1
From: Houston Texas
Bleeding clutch
I have long tubes and an x-pipe. I know the service manual calls for removal of the intermediate pipe but, will I have to remove the driver side header to get to the bleed nut for the clutch?
Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 4,753
Likes: 167
From: Youngsville North Carolina
A popular way to change clutch fluid is via the "ranger method":
http://www.rangeracceleration.com/Clutch_Care.html
Or here's another write up to bleed:
http://97vette.com/howto/clutchbleed/index.html
http://www.rangeracceleration.com/Clutch_Care.html
Or here's another write up to bleed:
http://97vette.com/howto/clutchbleed/index.html
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 417
Likes: 1
From: Houston Texas
I've used that method several times to swap the fluid regularly, thanks!!! I'm hoping that the long tubes aren't completely in the way even with the center section of the exhaust removed to get up there to the bleeder.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 417
Likes: 1
From: Houston Texas
I'm not necessarily doing a fluid change. I was just saying that I regularly change the fluid to keep it clean and debris free. I'm wanting to just bleed the clutch hydraulics right now. I had the clutch and all appropriate corresponding components replaced less than 800 miles ago and now occasionally the clutch doesn't completely disengage and causes difficult shifts, so I'm sure there's a maybe some air in the system and am hoping to get it out.
Tech Contributor
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 2,902
Likes: 21
From: Oak Hill Virginia
Good luck
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 5,393
Likes: 17
From: Belleville Mich.
Well you hit all the bases there!
I'm assuming you broke the clutch in properly?
Did the process call for/measured for shims?
Did you go w/an adjustable M/C?
Lastly, have you tried a Mighty Vac to expell the air out of the line?
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 417
Likes: 1
From: Houston Texas
I sure tried. I did what the guys at Late Model Racecraft said to do. I'm not sure about what the process called for but, the guys at LMR are proper professionals and so it's my first instinct not to doubt their work. But if this bleeding doesn't resolve the minor inconvenience, I'll take it to them for a look. No adjustable, they said an OEM MC would do just fine for what I'm doing, little street driving, little drag action. Mighty Vac? No sir. Please enlighten me.
