Bleeding Hydraulic Clutch

[legend42]

Installed Mike Forte's Hydraulic clutch kit on Coyote Gen 3, bench bled the m/c. Do I need to bleed the slave and if yes how?

[CraigS]

Yes you need to bleed the slave. I would gravity bleed it first. Get a piece of clear tubing to connect to the bleeder and run into a bottle. Open the bleeder and let the fluid drip while being sure to keep the reservoir near full. Run maybe a 1/2 can of fluid through. If that doesn't do it then either a power bleeder or a helper to push the pedal. In many cases the pedal will go to the floor and stay there, so you need to pull it back up by hand after each push.

[edwardb]

Bleeds just like brakes, using whatever method you use. I personally use pressure bleeding. So after bench bleeding the MC, put pressure in the reservoir. With a hose on the slave bleeder valve, open into a jar until no bubbles, and done. You could also do the traditional open bleeder -> push pedal down -> close bleeder -> release pedal. Several times until no bubbles. I personally haven't, but some will gravity bleed since the hose is basically downhill. Again with a hose on the bleeder valve, just open the bleeder and let fluid run until no bubbles. No pedal pushing. Whatever method you use, since it's a relatively short line, bleeding the clutch is typically pretty easy.