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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 02:19 PM
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I'm putting in the clutch remote bleeder and I'm headed out to buy parts, so hopefully there will be a response when I come back ;D anyway, where do you put the relocated bleeder valve on the car? Do you just let it hang, or where do you secure it to?
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I'm putting in the clutch remote bleeder and I'm headed out to buy parts, so hopefully there will be a response when I come back ;D anyway, where do you put the relocated bleeder valve on the car? Do you just let it hang, or where do you secure it to?
One of the vacuum hoses near the brake reservior, with a zip-tie.
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Where did you get the remote bleeder from? I am planning on draining my clutch fluid soon.
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LAPD sells one for about 85 bones. You could probably make one for a few bucks if you were so inclined.

I zip tied mine to my O2 sensor wires. Mine wasn't nearly long enough to reach up to the reservoir.

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Originally Posted by allanlaw
One of the vacuum hoses near the brake reservior, with a zip-tie.

Ditto
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Thanks for the advice. Got the clutch in and I'm calling it a night. Tomorow I'll put in the drive train. Happy new years everybody! PS tonight is my 2nd year anniversary of having the car. I bought it New Years Eve 2 years ago!


Oh yea I got my remote bleeder thru Carolina Clutch.
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Originally Posted by Vince99FRC
Where did you get the remote bleeder from? I am planning on draining my clutch fluid soon.
Vince, you ned to have the drivetrain out to install it. Also, you need to be careful how you reinsert the tunnel and what direction the bleed line is pointing as you raise the torque tube so that it is in the correst orientation or you'll need to manuever it into position afterwards, and that's no fun, lemme tell you.

Here are a couple of pics of Sidestep's clutch when we recently did a swap.

Bleedline fitting has the red on it.


You can see the two depressions for the supply and bleed lines in the bell housing at 10 and 11 o'clock. The 11 o'clock depression is for your new bleed line.
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