Remote clutch bleeder bracket
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Mobile al
Why would you want it mounted like that?
To bleed my clutch I open the bleeder, stick it in the full reservoir and pump the clutch pedal.
To clean the fluid, pull the dirty fluid out of the reservoir with a baster, fill with clean fluid, put line into a empty pop bottle and pump clutch till its clean.
With it mounted you make those two jobs much harder.
To bleed my clutch I open the bleeder, stick it in the full reservoir and pump the clutch pedal.
To clean the fluid, pull the dirty fluid out of the reservoir with a baster, fill with clean fluid, put line into a empty pop bottle and pump clutch till its clean.
With it mounted you make those two jobs much harder.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Mobile al
Well, how else should it be mounted under the hood? It seems like any other way it would just be flopping around in there. A ziptie could work, but just seems chintzy. I thought you could fit a clear hose over the end of the bleeder and then dip the other end in the container?
Mine is mounted right by my hood latch, I can pull it through the ziptie to use it, then pull it back through when done never disturbing the ziptie.
Where mine is it's not noticeable, but hey if you want to reinvent the wheel, more power to you. But when that "clear hose" pops off that bleeder and sprays your paint and under hood with brake fluid...better act fast.
Last edited by FASTFATBOY; Oct 1, 2016 at 03:19 PM.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Mobile al
Ok, so I got the car back and it's now installed - just laying in there currently but doesn't seem like it would go anywhere. Dumb question time, but do I need to tighten this thing down (the tip) so it's not letting any fluid out or anything? If I rub my finger over the tip of it, it feels greasy. If I wanted to bleed the clutch using this, what would I do? I really had it installed because it was one of those things that I saw recommended while the drivetrain is out, but I have never needed to bleed the clutch on a car before or use one of these. I didn't get any instructions at all, but it came from ECS.
You shouldn't have to "bleed" the clutch anymore but if you do, loosen the bleeder take the lid off the clutch fluid reservoir, crack the bleeder and submerge it in the fluid. Put something on top of if where it can't pop out and slowly pump the clutch pedal until no bubbles are seen. Close bleeder, you're done.
You should service your clutch fluid every time or every other time you change oil. To do this suck the old fluid out of the reservoir with a turkey baster, wipe clean with towel and fill with new fluid.
Take a clean old coke bottle and pour clean brake fluid in the bottom about a 1/4 full. Put a piece of 1/4 inch hose in the bottle into the fluid, crack the bleeder open and put the opposite end of the hose on the bleeder. Pump clutch pedal until fluid is clean, DO NOT let reservoir run dry.
Last edited by FASTFATBOY; Oct 7, 2016 at 12:04 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2002
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From: Mobile al
The shop probably did tighten it, but how can I be sure I'm not overtightening it? Will that greasiness at the tip just completely go away once it's tight or can I push on it a little or something to be sure? It's quite possible the little bit I saw in the engine bay around it is from where they bled the clutch and just didn't clean it up and it may not be loose at all right now.
Don't take this the wrong way, but if you don't know what's tight and what's not you should take it to someone that does.
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: pueblo co
i like mine not to be mounted as i can shove it in a bottle to catch the old fluid when i am changing out my clutch fluid...if it was mounted i would worry about something coming off and spraying brake fluid everywhere
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: pueblo co
what i do is open the valve up..then put hose into bottle and then proceed to cycle out old fluid with fresh fluid..there is not much fluid to cycle out..so really no fear of it sucking old dirty fluid back into the system
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2005
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From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
When I got my bleeder from TP Engineering, it was probably one of the last things the made before the went out of business. It is the one you saw that came with the bracket to mount it next to the master cylinder. It also came with a speed bleeder. Takes about 5 minutes to bleed and I've never had an issue with a hose popping off, but I do cover everything with old towels just in case.
Drifting
Joined: May 2007
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From: Huntersville, NC
I had an unfortunate experience with my remote bleeder. After years of use, the flare in the hose fitting split. At the track is when it happened (had to do an emergency bleed) and so the car was pushed back on the trailer.
My cure was to get an AN-3 high pressure needle valve. I put a 1/4 hose barb on the other end of the valve for easy hook up to a plastic tube. Crack open the needle valve and bleed away.
Mine just hangs loose over the hood latch cable, never had a problem.
Also, I found a mighty-vac works great on the clutch hyd system, especially with the needle valve. I can control flow with the needle valve and keep pouring into the reservoir as i flush.
My cure was to get an AN-3 high pressure needle valve. I put a 1/4 hose barb on the other end of the valve for easy hook up to a plastic tube. Crack open the needle valve and bleed away.
Mine just hangs loose over the hood latch cable, never had a problem.
Also, I found a mighty-vac works great on the clutch hyd system, especially with the needle valve. I can control flow with the needle valve and keep pouring into the reservoir as i flush.