> From: Hutmacher, Greg <ghutmacher@stanleyworks.com>
> Thanks, Steve, I'll give it a try. I just went out and bought a one man
> vacuum bleeding system for about $40 after I posted the question this
> afternoon. It pulls a vacuum at the bleeder screw on the slave cylinder
and
> allows one person to bleed. Unfortunately, I've had no more luck with
it.
> I've fed a total of about 40 ounces or more through and it still is not
> actuating the clutch. It appears to still have air in the lines because
the
> clear tube is still pulling bubbles. And the slave cylinder is installed
> right way up with the bleed valve on top. I'm going to try your method
now.
> If that doesn't work, I guess I'll have to pull the master cylinder and
> start over.
Recently, my friend and I installed a new clutch master and slave cylinder
on a TR4. We were having the same problem, getting the system to bleed. He
came up with the idea of "priming" the system using a Mityvac. It worked,
and the cluth works fine now. You probably have some air trapped in there
somewhere.
Also, some time ago on this list, someone posted a tip to push the pushrod
of the slave cylinder into the slave cylinder by hand, all the way in, to
make sure you get that last bubble of air out. Good luck,
Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
66 TR4A CT52499
Highland Park, IL
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