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| Author: | whizzbang [ Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | bleeding the clutch |
Hi. Are there any great ideas out there as to how to bleed the clutch slave cylinder on a mk1 S? Hopefully without the need to remove the manifold and heat shield !! |
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| Author: | Barkfast [ Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: bleeding the clutch |
I've used a cheap brake bleeder from ebay, similar to the attached pic. With a spanner in place, put the end of vacuum pump on, create a vacuum, then open/close the bleed valve. There's not heaps of room to work (I had twin hs4s with the heatshield).. but didnt need to remove anything |
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| Author: | timmy201 [ Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: bleeding the clutch |
If the system is all new and has fresh fluid, you can loop the bleeding pipe up into the top of the master cylinder which will save a bit of time and potential mess |
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| Author: | Oscar [ Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: bleeding the clutch |
I've got twins with the heat shield and nothing gets removed. I've always just dropped a bleed hose down the back of the engine and into a container. There's a nut taped on the hose towards the bottom as a weight to hold the hose straight. |
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| Author: | whizzbang [ Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: bleeding the clutch |
Maybe my hands are too big! I can hardly get a spanner on the bleedin' nipple let alone a tube |
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| Author: | stewartp [ Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: bleeding the clutch |
There's a thread on the mk1 forum on extending the bleed nipple so it's easier to get to. I've done it on my S, using a pump as shown above and it works very well even though it's not an original look. |
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| Author: | Oscar [ Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: bleeding the clutch |
whizzbang wrote: Maybe my hands are too big! I can hardly get a spanner on the bleedin' nipple let alone a tube I must admit I've been blessed with long fingers. I can get into places mere mortals can't...  My Mazda RX8 clutch slave is far worse than the mini as it lives behind the oil filter inside the mouth of the transmission tunnel up against the top. You have to have the filter off to access it and even then you can only move the bleeder one flat at a time - not a fun job at all... 
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| Author: | 68+86auto [ Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: bleeding the clutch |
I know how little space there is to turn a spanner on a "normal" mini. Would a crows foot socket help with a long extension? |
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