On Sun, 6 Oct 1996 Creigtrium@aol.com wrote:
> It sounds like you are not getting all of the air out. I had an old Triumph
> professional give me a method for bleeding the clutch hydraulics that
> worked very well for me the last time that I needed to do it on my TR6.
> What he told me to do was to find a hose long enough to go from the
> slave cylinder bleed nut to the clutch reservoir. Connect one end to
> the bleed nipple and put the open end back in the clutch reservior.
> Pump like heck on the clutch.
I understand (I think) the philosophy behind this idea, but it seems to
go against everything I've ever read about bleeding hydraulic systems.
Primarily, it involves recirculating "used" hydraulic fluid. All the
books say to use only clean fluid from a sealed container; if you reuse
new fluid, it must stand for xxx time to allow all air bubbles to
escape, etc., etc.
What sometimes works for me (darned if I can remember where I read this
first, but it was some Triumph book) is to bleed the clutch "normally"
with full strokes, then finish up with short quick pumps using only the
"bottom" half of the stroke, i.e., don't allow the pedal to return all
the way. Then close off the bleed screw whilst the pedal is depressed
(and before the operator gets depressed).
--Andy
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