Clutch bleeding issues.

[owequitit]

The problem is your master cylinder IMO...

I have never had as much trouble bleeding them as you have, and that INCLUDES not bench bleeding them. Of course, you know where my parts come from...

[sonikaccord]

The problem is your master cylinder IMO...

I have never had as much trouble bleeding them as you have, and that INCLUDES not bench bleeding them. Of course, you know where my parts come from...

x2. If you remember my thread a new master cylinder fixed it. Unfortunately I took it to the shop...I would've done it myself but I needed my car the same day.

[deevergote]

Yeah, I really shouldn't have cheaped out on the master cylinder. I'm not sure what I was thinking when I bought it!

I'll try the gravity bleed, and the syringe method first... since that doesn't require removing any of the hardlines. If that doesn't work, I'll try Chris's method. Then I'll replace the master cylinder with the Honda one I'll be stealing from my friend...

[Monza]

Did you get your clutch fixed??

[deevergote]

Not yet. Waiting for the stupid rain to stop long enough to get out there!
I'm about to run out now and see if I can find a syringe. Do you have a suggeston for what to buy?

I also found a battery filler (for batteries that take water). A giant turkey baster that looked like it might do the trick as well...

[Monza]

The one I used looks like this, got it at Canadian Tire.

[deevergote]

Damn, no Canadian Tire in the US... and they don't have a US equivalent! I haven't found anything like that in the local parts stores. I don't know why... it seems like a useful tool!

[Monza]

Might find it at a hardware store or Wallmart.

Gravity bleed at A then close it,

Disconnect B and force the fluid until there's no more air coming out of the slave

[deevergote]

Awesome. That's what I thought visualpoet was saying, but it eases my mind to see the picture to be sure! Thanks man! If this works, I'll be able to drive my CB again after 2.5 years! At least, until the engine starts burning oil from sitting so long...

[Tippey764]

My friend installed the master while I was installing the slave, so I'm not 100% sure what he did. I was thinking that might be part of it, though. Stupid Youtube won't let me upload the video I took (it's on my Facebook, but I don't think I can link to that here.)

upload the video to photobucket

[BRcb7tuner]

Also try working the slave cylinder with a prybar to get the air out that was the problem for me.

[deevergote]

I couldn't figure out how to do that. That fixed it for my friend, too!

Anyway, I yanked the master cylinder. I'm replacing it with a good new Honda one.

Now I need to figure out how to bench bleed it properly!
Of course, I didn't bench bleed the slave...





I couldn't find a syringe anywhere. I used a battery filler thing... like a turkey baster. It didn't work.

[GeoffM]

I couldn't figure out how to do that. That fixed it for my friend, too!

Anyway, I yanked the master cylinder. I'm replacing it with a good new Honda one.

Now I need to figure out how to bench bleed it properly!
Of course, I didn't bench bleed the slave...





I couldn't find a syringe anywhere. I used a battery filler thing... like a turkey baster. It didn't work.

I'd assume it's similar to bench bleeding the brake master cylinder.
Put the flanged end in a vice. Run tubes from the out holes up into the reservoir. Fill the reservoir. Use a Phillips head screw driver to pump the hole the piston would go into. Keep pumping slowly until no bubbles come out of the tubes.

[Leung]

All else fails, you could head up to Harbor Freight to buy a Mityvac vaccum pump for bleeding brakes, use it and then return it. Just make sure to clean out the clear lines before you return it.

[deevergote]

I have one of those pumps... didn't do a damn thing.