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A quite ingenious way to bleed the clutch

Posted: Dec 28, 2011 9:38 PM
by wkohler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdf--suw ... e=youtu.be

Of course, the question I have is if this would work with the shared reservoir our cars have.

Posted: Dec 28, 2011 10:02 PM
by ahab
I see no reason why it wouldn't work as long as you had a turkey baster to make sure you didn't overfill the reservoir. That said, I think there is nothing better than the Motive Power Bleeder. You'll never have the problem he describes. Best $50 you can spend.

Posted: Dec 28, 2011 11:32 PM
by 535is-pa
kinda seems to do the same thing as disconnecting the slave and depressing the piston, i did this and it worked there might have still been some air in it but if felt great. i pumped forever and blead alot of fluid through and couldn't get any pedal, but the depress the slave method worked instantly

Posted: Dec 28, 2011 11:50 PM
by Kyle in NO
Wow, BMP is good for something.

Posted: Dec 29, 2011 12:16 AM
by Cactus
I like this. I'm going to go buy a pump oil can tomorrow.

Posted: Dec 29, 2011 1:27 AM
by DJM1986-5
The Porsche master tech I know told me about this and I did try it...and it does work. But don't buy the cheapest oil can as they make a mess with brake fluid. It's the easiest method I know, other than removing the slave from the bell housing and depressing the slave rod while opening the valve covered in other write ups here.

Posted: Dec 30, 2011 10:40 PM
by jakeb
I like the method of just pushing the rod in the slave with it disconnected from the trans. It has worked the best whenever I have done it that way.

Posted: Dec 31, 2011 11:37 AM
by PROJECT. E28
i like this method a lot, just wondering, would this also be a good idea to do with the brake system? seems to make it a one man job instead of two :)

Posted: Dec 31, 2011 1:01 PM
by Shawn D.
I, too, vote for the Motive bleeder.

Anyhow, this is nothing new. This has been on the market for dozens of years: http://braketools.com/max-pro-brake-bleeder.html

Posted: Jan 04, 2012 10:48 PM
by 1st 5er

Posted: Jan 04, 2012 11:57 PM
by S14
Kyle in NO wrote:Wow, BMP is good for something.
:rofl:

Posted: Jan 05, 2012 9:19 AM
by 1st 5er
$389.00 :shock:
Grammatical errors on their website,
"No Thank You".

Re: A quite ingenious way to bleed the clutch

Posted: Jan 05, 2012 11:48 AM
by pldlnr
wkohler wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdf--suw ... e=youtu.be

Of course, the question I have is if this would work with the shared reservoir our cars have.
Works great! I have been doing it this way for years. The last time I did it, I used a very large syringe I bought from a tack store instead of the oil can.