how do i bleed the clutch

[clay18]

with my busy life now days i just got around to doing my clutch, now im having problems bleeding the clutch whats the fail safe way to do that

[BradT]

Speedbleeders are suppose to work well. Suck up old fluid with a syringe, then Keep clean fluid level full, as it will drain quickly.

 

BRad

[midnightventure]

I did mine a couple of months ago. I used a mityvac. I had to give the clutch lever a little pull to get the fluid to flowing.

[GeorgeS]

Try pumping fluid in from the Slave cylinder, up to the master.

You can use a rubber syringe if you don't have a MityVac.

 

Also, double check the master resoviour, there are two small holes, one is easy to see, the second almost impossible. Find that, and make sure its free.

 

Just keep working at it, eventually it will go.

 

Unless you need to rebuild your Master Cylinder, and replace the Slave cylinder. ???

[Condor]

Speed Bleeders work great for changing out the fluids, if there's no air in the lines, but if there is, it's an SOB to get it out bleeding normally. As GeorgeS pointed out the best way to get the air out is reverse bleed from the slave up.

[MikeM8560]

would gravity bleeding the clutch work ? :confused24:I tied my front brake handle and let time and gravity bleed my brake line a while back worked good.

[Condor]

would gravity bleeding the clutch work ? :confused24:I tied my front brake handle and let time and gravity bleed my brake line a while back worked good.

 

The problem you run into Mike is that the air bubbles continue to rise up into the lines, and gravity doesn't flow quick enough to force them out down at the slave. Same thing happens when you try to pump fluid thru using the lever. You have to go slowly or you'll end up with fluid splashing out of the reserve. Still not fast enough to carry the bubbles out below. Reverse bleeding is easy and you get ALL the air out of the system.

[GeorgeS]

I watched him do it, on a bike at Ft. Collins last year