95 rs clutch promlems

[ned032002]

Originally Posted by Cavalier9696

Think I can just cut the rod to match the old one and go with it?

Is the rod bottoming out because it's longer? I would make it so it's the same as the old one but I don't know if they made it longer for a good reason. If the one you bought is a rebuild then it should be the exact same as your old one and there for cutting the the rod will do the trick.

[Cavalier9696]

It not a rebuild. My buddy said the rod being longer is no biggy. He said it is sometime hell to bleed them. I have tried it with leaving the bleeder open. I can here air coming out the bleeder, so does it just take some time? Man brakes are so much ezer.

[ned032002]

If you leave the bleeder open, does fluid come out immediately? I found it easier when bleeding the clutch to use a small water bottle with a hole in the top big enough to put a vac line through. Connect one end to the bleeder and the other put into the bottle, in the bottle put enough fluid in it to submerge the end of the line. I don't know if this is how you do it but it's a bitch if you try to do it the normal way as you do with brakes. Just keep turning the bleeder like usual until no more air bubbles come out of the vac line in the bottle. Use a clear bottle so you can see clearly. This works best for me, lots of trial and error.