Slave Cylinder
11-13-2011, 05:40 AM
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Slave Cylinder
I have a 84 944 and i just installed a new slave cylinder and im in the process of bleeding the clutch. I followed the instructions on clarks-garage, but the clutch pedal is still to the floor. Any suggestions?
11-13-2011, 04:48 PM
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Yea i have the back end jacked up, how long does it usually take for all the air to come out? Do i have someone pump the clutch while i have the bleed screw open?
11-14-2011, 01:16 AM
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I just did this yesterday. jacking the back of the car helps, also remeber to remove that little cup in the reservoir before you fill it (dumb, I know, but it bit me). I tied a rope to the clutch to make it easy to pull back up.
once things were working, it only took a few pumps for the clutch to start springing back. Then 1 more time where I had to press and hold the clutch for the final bleed. clutch works great now
once things were working, it only took a few pumps for the clutch to start springing back. Then 1 more time where I had to press and hold the clutch for the final bleed. clutch works great now
11-14-2011, 01:00 PM
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Duplicate of another post, but I had the text already on the clipboard:
I made a pressure bleeder - a plastic peanut jar and two brass tubes through the top, one short for air and one long to pick up fluid from the bottom and send it to the reservoir (used shoegoo to seal the tubes). A piece of rubberized sheet roofing material was cut as a disc to fit the top of the brake/clutch reservoir, clamped with the original reservoir cap after the sensor was removed. The rubber disc had one short brass tube through it, connected to the peanut jar. Low pressure shop air into the peanut jar, pushed fluid into the reservoir.
I needed to jack the rear of the car. Don't forget to cycle the clutch pedal, as the master cylinder moves from one side to the other side of the entrance point for fluid.
Both sides need to be bled. It's a good time to bleed the brakes while it's all set up.
I made a pressure bleeder - a plastic peanut jar and two brass tubes through the top, one short for air and one long to pick up fluid from the bottom and send it to the reservoir (used shoegoo to seal the tubes). A piece of rubberized sheet roofing material was cut as a disc to fit the top of the brake/clutch reservoir, clamped with the original reservoir cap after the sensor was removed. The rubber disc had one short brass tube through it, connected to the peanut jar. Low pressure shop air into the peanut jar, pushed fluid into the reservoir.
I needed to jack the rear of the car. Don't forget to cycle the clutch pedal, as the master cylinder moves from one side to the other side of the entrance point for fluid.
Both sides need to be bled. It's a good time to bleed the brakes while it's all set up.