Bleed hydraulic system
mandu
10-17-2004, 05:38 PM
Does anyone have any tips on how to bleed a 93 Explorer hydraulic clutch system. I just replaced the slave/throw-out bearing and now now can't get it to bleed. Any help would be appreciated.
trevor72
01-07-2005, 02:56 AM
Does anyone have any tips on how to bleed a 93 Explorer hydraulic clutch system. I just replaced the slave/throw-out bearing and now now can't get it to bleed. Any help would be appreciated.
You do know there is a bleeding screw, ... right? Pertrudes from the belhousing, and is right next to the line that supplies fluid to the slave.
Sorry, just being sure here, well there is a tiny cap that goes over the bleeder screw, make sure that's off, check the fluid level, add about every 2-3 pumps of the pedal with the valve open (when fluid escaps) to avoid air getting into the sys. Ummm, It probably won;t gravity bleed if that's what your try'n to do. Get a helper, basically anyone who can reach the pedal, have then sit in the vehicle and work the pedal. You give then instrucitons, up, down, or hold, depending on if you have the bleeder valve/screw, closed, open or opening respectively. I found that holding the bleeder shut and having the pedal 'to the floor' then open the bleeder will squirt a lot of fluid under pressure and helped to get air out of the system. I would recommend wearing gogles of some kind, because brake fluid really BURNS the eyes, just ask how I know!
I found that with the bleeder closed, to get started you might have to actualy grab hold of the pedal and workit u pand down a bid to get things started as there won't be any fluid in the slave yet. Also expect a white grease to come flying out when you finally get that first bit of fluid through the slave!
Goood Luck!
You do know there is a bleeding screw, ... right? Pertrudes from the belhousing, and is right next to the line that supplies fluid to the slave.
Sorry, just being sure here, well there is a tiny cap that goes over the bleeder screw, make sure that's off, check the fluid level, add about every 2-3 pumps of the pedal with the valve open (when fluid escaps) to avoid air getting into the sys. Ummm, It probably won;t gravity bleed if that's what your try'n to do. Get a helper, basically anyone who can reach the pedal, have then sit in the vehicle and work the pedal. You give then instrucitons, up, down, or hold, depending on if you have the bleeder valve/screw, closed, open or opening respectively. I found that holding the bleeder shut and having the pedal 'to the floor' then open the bleeder will squirt a lot of fluid under pressure and helped to get air out of the system. I would recommend wearing gogles of some kind, because brake fluid really BURNS the eyes, just ask how I know!
I found that with the bleeder closed, to get started you might have to actualy grab hold of the pedal and workit u pand down a bid to get things started as there won't be any fluid in the slave yet. Also expect a white grease to come flying out when you finally get that first bit of fluid through the slave!
Goood Luck!
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