Bleeding the clutch

**cherry1809** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 18:58

So I've read it can take a while, But how long? My neighbours think I'm odd keep shouting UP......DOWN......UP......DOWN to my dad sat in the car.
Haven't got an air line either, Doing it the oldskool way.

**cherry1809** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 20:01

Anyone? I'm sort of running out of brake fluid and we've been at it half hour.

**nottsgreent5** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 20:07

think as long as you got no bubbles or air coming out an its coming out constant it should be ok to lock it off when the pedals down

**cherry1809** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 20:28

We had it coming out quite a bit, So I locked it off and we only had half a clutch. Carried on and now there's just fluid dribbling out and no clutch.

**cherry1809** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 20:29

Seems like air is sticking in the pipe somewhere (Can hear it squelching about) and letting fluid past it.

**swampy** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 20:34

Old school way to force the air out of brakes was to jam the peddle down over night.
Then open the valve with it open and you should get a rush of air out.

**spesh** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 21:01

With out easy bleed it's a bloody night mare!!! Took me ages!!! Easy bleed will take less than a min!!!!

**cherry1809** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 21:06

Trying an elaborate set up of bottles and pipes to try and back bleed it back through the system.

**silverswedemachine** · Tuesday 31st May 2011, 21:18

the clutch has its own reservoir, its sort of a split 'tank'... you need to fill the brake servo right to the top so it goes in that little hole... I found this a long time ago...