lgoodson@pacbell.net Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 How on earth can you connect to and bleed a camaro slave when there is no bleed screw. I'm using a Tilton 85 series Master or at least plan to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Bench bleed the slave with your line attached to the slave. Mount the slave, bleed the master, attach the line and you should be good. That is how I've done my lt-1 t56 combo when its been apart numerous time. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgoodson@pacbell.net Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 Mark, the problem with your method is that the slave does not have a bleed screw. Some one else has told me to force the air out of it in a vice and fill it by hand with fluid and then connect the line. He didn't say it but I believe bleeding the master is also necessary. The remaining air should move to the top and escape.Thanks, Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Mark, the problem with your method is that the slave does not have a bleed screw. Some one else has told me to force the air out of it in a vice and fill it by hand with fluid and then connect the line. He didn't say it but I believe bleeding the master is also necessary. The remaining air should move to the top and escape.Thanks, Larry I understand that. I have this same set up on my Z. I used #3 braided steel line to go from the stock chevy slave to the master. Take the slave with your line attached to the slave and put the line in a bottle of fluid. Start pumping the slave by hand. Eventually you will get the air out. Be patient, it'll happen. Once you don't get anymore air out, install the slave keeping the end of the line above the slave so the fluid doesn't leak into your eyes. Attach this line to the master. You should bleed the master before you attach your line. At the track after an off course excursion that ripped the slave off the tranny, I used the following method. After replacing the slave with one sourced at the local auto parts store, I attached the line and pumped the pedal and forced fluid into the new slave and that was it. No other bleeding was needed. It's still on the car works as it is supposed to and I have not touched it again. I hope this helps you a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgoodson@pacbell.net Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Yes, Thanks but I just discovered that the Tilton master I just bought doesnt have a bleed screw either, So now th ink I am left with bench bleeding the complete system one part at a time to get the air out. Your incident at the track is interesting because you would think by pumping the master all you would be doing is forcing air to the bottom of the slave, It must find its way up and out. All of this bleeding is going to have to be done on the bench because I can't have this DOT3 getting any where near my paint. Thanks. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Your incident at the track is interesting because you would think by pumping the master all you would be doing is forcing air to the bottom of the slave, It must find its way up and out. Its that gravity thing. As long as there's fluid in the master you'll eventually get the slave to bleed out. You can also gravity bleed it but that takes a lot of patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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