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Postby Akane » Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:32 pm

Changed my clutch master cylinder on the MR2

I pump that clutch pedal like a high school kid on his prom night until all my limbs falls off, no pressure at all.

Looking for a vacuum / pressure bleeder, around $100-ish, need it tomorrow, any suggestions guys?

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Postby Dell'Orto » Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:39 pm

Powerbuilt do one thats around that price, have a looksee if any local parts places carry it. Feel your pain, I did much the same with my one til I bought a vacuum bleeder
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Postby 85AW20v » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:37 pm

Pressurise it from the front end and blow the fluid through. Could help if you remove the line to the slave in the engine compartment as well. Once you've got fluid to there, you should be right to use the pedal to pump the fluid through.
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Postby Akane » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:27 pm

The place that I went to don't sell powerbuilt pressure+vacuum bleeder anymore, so I had to settle for just a plain vacuum bleeder.

Chucked the thing on, 15 sec later, BAM there's clutch pressure, should've bought it in the first place.
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Postby Crucible » Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:11 pm

Generally you will have this problem if you fit it dry. Always pays to bleed new or rebuilt mast cyls on the bench so you have solid pressure out the ports prior to fitting.
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Postby Akane » Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:05 pm

I didn't want to undo the nut flared nut to the master cylinder again, it's pretty rooted from a few installations.

The clutch probably has about 75% feel to it now, better than before, where it would "release" itself after holding the clutch in for more than 2 seconds.
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Postby GOLDAE86 » Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:20 pm

Reverse bleeding works a treat too.
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Postby Akane » Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:33 pm

This setup that I bought is vacuum only unfortunately, they don't make the poewrbuilt one anymore.
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Postby allencr » Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:39 pm

Palm of your hand on top of the reservoir will usually push fluid into the cyl. through any assembly lube/smegma.
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