Clutch slave replacement questions

[DocB]

Just changed the clutch slave cyllinder on my 77 40. This is the only project I have ever done that took the amount of time everyone said it would! Took me 2 hrs (I'm not a great wrench), including bleeding with a Mi T Vac hand bleeder; also new to me. My question is, with the hand bleeder, I went through about 50 pumping cycles and 5 cups of fluid but still had some air bubbles. The direction says you will continue to have "small bubbles" that sneak in at the bleed screw. I got about one bubble per second when pumping, approx. .25 inches in length inside the hose. Started getting all new fluid through the hose; felt like overkill effort put into it. Do you think I got all the air out of the system? Is this an acceptable amount of bubbles?

 

[Poser]

How does the peddal feel?

Should be fine.


-Steve

 

[FLYINGLOW]

I got one of those and I hate those bubbles that sneak in though the threads of the screw! I just go until I get a good amount of fluid or new fluid, depending on what I had opened up. If you got new fluid though it, check the pedal like Poser said.

 

[dd113]

I hate the vac U jacks! One trick is seal the bleeder screw with grease prior to opening it then crack it open and rub the grease onto the junction. It ill help out a bunch.


Slaves are easy to bleed. If it is a firm pedal and shifts OK you are fine.