Bleeding Clutch fluid

[xsspeed]

Hey guys,

I'm having issues bleeding the clutch fluid through in my corolla.
I have replaced clutch components, and when I did obviously drained the clutch fluid. Now I have topped up the reseviour, loosened the nipple on the slave cylinder, (using a 1-way valve to bleed it), and depress the clutch pedal but nothing happens. The level in the reserviour drops a bit after a few pushes but then slowly comes back to the top.

Am I missing something?

Cheers in advance

[cat007]

the one way valve isn't working.

Do it the proper way - get a 2nd person to do the "tight" - "loose" - trick on the nipple. Easy

[xsspeed]

sorry forgot to add, nothing comes out the slave nipple at all anyway

[pc]

It's cos your lines are full of air. As above.

loosen nipple
press pedal down
tighten nipple
let pedal up

Repeat until the fluid pumps through.

[cat007]

If there is air in the master cylinder - it can take quite some time/pumps to get the fluid through.

[Akane]

Do it the oldskool way.
When I replaced the clutch line on the misterpoo, it was one meeleeeon pumps per minute and still took 30mins+ to get ANY pressure.

[Jdawg]

Also, is your clutch master cylinder double action?

[cat007]

Also, is your clutch master cylinder double action?

As in pushes and pulls? How on earth do you bleed those bad boys?

[xsspeed]

hey cheers guys, yeah cat I think your right actually bout the one way valve, I had a think about while doing the laps around foodtown.

Maybe the one way valve will be sweet once the fuid runs through but until then theres a lot of air in the pipes. so old school way it is, so much for fancy one man bleeder kits, pisssshhhh

and no I doubt itd be dual action, its in a ee80 corolla. no bells or whistles

how would a dual action one work? does it assist the release?

[AE86less]

I'll help with yours if you help with mine

I had been wondering why it was getting harder to change gears

Getting to the nipple on an AW is a bitch though.

EDIT: ^^ Pun

[Jdawg]

Also, is your clutch master cylinder double action?

As in pushes and pulls? How on earth do you bleed those bad boys?

You need a pressure bleeder. Easiest way to tell is to open bleed nipple, depress clutch pedal, close nipple, pedal stays depressed.

[Santa'sBoostinSleigh]

i'll be running into this problem soon when i put everything back together on my AE92-c56-Blacktop hybrid, will the double acting thingamajiggy affect me?
or just the one meeeeleeeioon pumps in combination with nipple tweeking

[85AW20v]

Or apply a bit of positive air pressure to the reservoir with the bleed nipple open. Fluid can't go anywhere except the right way. You only need to use a bit of garden hose and blow down it while sealing off the top of the reservoir with your hand. Been there done that on the AW.