[alfa] Clutch Bleeding

[Shures <shures@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Stacy,

Aircraft mechanics do this (or so I am told).  Reverse bleed the system 
like this:

I use a standard Eagle pump style oil can filled with brake fluid to 
bleed stubborn clutch slaves.  The Eagle oil can is available at any 
good hardware store.  The one I use has a solid spout but the flex spout 
ones should work too.  My solid spout can has an end that is shaped a 
bit like a brake bleeder screw.  I put clean fluid into the can, run a 
hose from the spout to the bleeder screw, open the screw and start 
pumping fluid.  Steady pumping usually produces bubbles in the 
reservoir. I stop pumping about two stokes after the bubbles clear. At 
this point you should be good to go.  BUT I usually bleed using the 
normal (from the reservoir forward) method to be sure that I really have 
good clean fluid in the slave. This of course because my old eagle oil 
can is a multi-purpose tool and never gets completely cleaned of what 
ever was in it previous to the job at hand.

I don't know how you will plumb this on a spider.  I have used hoses up 
to 2 ft long so you might be able to hook it up and do it from above.  I 
prefer to use a short length of hose, uphill to the slave all the way 
and find an observer if necessary.

Scott Shure
85 GTV-6
Scuderia Saab



> Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 14:50:40 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Stacy Faught <onethumb@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] clutch bleeding, ect.
>
> After experiencing what was probably a slave cyliner failure last weekend in my '87 spider(clutch was VERY stiff once, pumped it, then it bottomed out---resovoir was empty, hydraulic fluid all over the place), I bought a new slave, rebuilt the master, and replaced the rubber hose.  Now,  I cannot seem to get the system  to bleed properly---I followed the procedure 
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