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Easiest way is to get an extra bottle of fluid and a turkey baster. Remove fluid from cutch reservouir. DON'T TAKE ALL OUT. Just take 80-90% of the fluid out. Top it off with fresh fluid. Pump the clutch 20-ish times. Repeat as needed.
and where you need to get to, to install a remote bleeder with the drive line still installed.
As for bleeder, Katech or tick, since the angle of the first bend is great enough, that as the TT is moving around with the motor, bend part of the bleeder is not going to tag the chassis above to cause a leak.
Easiest way is to get an extra bottle of fluid and a turkey baster. Remove fluid from cutch reservouir. DON'T TAKE ALL OUT. Just take 80-90% of the fluid out. Top it off with fresh fluid. Pump the clutch 20-ish times. Repeat as needed.
I appreciate the advice, but that "Ranger Method" doesn't do anything except clean the fluid in the reservoir.
You're not removing fluid inside the bottom-most sections of hydraulic system inside the Bellhousing and you're not affecting the air potentially trapped that would otherwise cause engagement/disengagement issues.
It needs a bleeder line for a proper flush and bleed.
Alan what's up man? You too have moved on from Mustangs. Congrats on the GS they are great cars.
To answer your question, I didn't think it was possible installing a remote bleeder with the driveline in place?
Yo man, what's good?!?!
I haven't had a Mustang since 2011-ish and since then I've had a chevy in the garage to some degree. 😁
Built 09 Z06, just totalled a C5Z (not my fault!), had a bolt on Trailblazer SS (that accident was probably my fault), and I've currently got two C10 pickups. (67 rat rod and a better than decent 71 daily driver)
I've read a more than a few posts that have people successfully installing a remote bleeder line in a C6, though it seems to be a little bit of effort to make it happen.
I'm trying to figure out if one has a fitting system that's easier to get in place than another, because I want to see if a bleed is the issue before I have to spend thousands of dollars to drop the driveline to install a 10 dollar shim.
Any fear of lint or the paper breaking off and getting sucked back into the clutch line?
I have not had any issues, I fold them and roll them into a roll about the size of the res. And gently push the roll down as it soaks up the oil. Very neat, no muss or fuss and then refill. Just don't push the clutch in while the res is empty
I've been using rolled up paper towels to soak up all the fluid and refilling with new, 2006 96000 miles. Tell me how it does not work?
I assume you're asking about how the Ranger Method doesn't work.
The answer is, "you're not removing the brake fluid in the actual slave, which is the whole point of the remote bleeder.
Anyway, Update On The Car:
I dropped it off today to have the slave replaced and properly shimmed, so while they're in there, I'll obviously add a remote bleeder.
Thanks for the advice, fellas.
Best bleeder for install without removing drivetrain?
