RebekahsZ Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) When I disassembled and reassembled my clutch hydraulics to swap my bellhousing and inspect my clutch, bleeding was much easier this time than ever before. The trick? Cap the hydraulic line and the master cylinder to prevent fluid loss/air intrusion. Since the line is AN3, I bought an AN3 plug and an AN3 cap from Summitt Racing. After spreading an old T-shirt under the master cylinder, I disconnected the hydraulic line at the master cylinder and quickly capped both the line and the master. Minimal mess. When it was time to reassemble, I just took off the caps and hooked it back up. When it was time to bleed I only had a few bubbles, and bleeding took about 10 minutes.. These caps are a good investment. Rember to set your pedal stops under the dash to allow full pedal stroke before bleeding-you can readjust them after you have all the air out. BTW-I also have a 4' remote bleeder with a speed bleeder that I raise way above the slave and master cylinders in the engine compartment during bleeding. This was so much easier than starting with a dry system that I will try to totally fill and cap my hydraulics with the trans/slave out of the car in the future. Edited April 29, 2015 by RebekahsZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I installed mine and filled it bit didn't get around to bleeding it for about 2 weeks. I guess it gravity bl3d itself in that time, because it was bled when I went to bleed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastTnZ Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Yeah I believe the same thing happened to me as well. I left mine for a week or so after I couldn't get it bled then went outside and it worked like a charm. I'm fixing to rebuild my transmission so good idea keith I'll try that method and hope for the best, thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 (edited) Open the bleeder on the clutch slave and let gravity do its thing. Just keep the tank on the MC topped off. Takes about 10 -15 minutes. Edited April 29, 2015 by Miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Miles-open the bleeder on the MC or the SC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socorob Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 I had the long speed bleeder hose on mine. I just had it barely cracked and had the end of it higher than the master cylinder. It bled itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastTnZ Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 That's how I left mine and probably why it worked all of the sudden. I tightened down the speed bleeder line and haven't touched it in 10,000 miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Miles-open the bleeder on the MC or the SC? OOPS! I was still asleep. Open the bleeder on the slave cylinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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