Why Wont Clutch Bleed? And Yes I Removed Damper Box

[nd240sx3]

OK I just finshed puttin motor back in after getting ready for ka-t. well nuthin has changed since i did auto to manual swap. when swap was done i changed T.O. bearing, clutch, slave cylinder, mc, pilot bearing, the whole nine, and when i pulled motor i changed nuthin. now i goto to bleed clutch and its takin foreva. i push the pedal bout 100 times doesnt get harder at all so i go bleed slave cylinder, jus a lil bit od fluid comes out. ans i go back and do it again and i have been doin it for about 2 hrs. wtf. someone please help. i have a 91 hatch thanx

[TokyoNights]

your slave or master is poop

[nd240sx3]

i did the engine removal, and they work perfectly fine. so why now all the sudden they are fuked that makes no sense wtf

[Ritz S14]

Not sure what method you're using but.

This is how you do it:
1. Pump clutch pedal
2. Hold clutch pedal down
3. Have someone open the slave clyinder valve, and tighten
4. Repeat 1-3, until air is gone.

Most importantly make sure you have DOT3 brake fluid filled in your clutch resevoir.

[nd240sx3]

thas what i have been doin, i dunno maybe iam doin somethin wrong, i will try again tommorw thanx for ur help

[Ritz S14]

Oh yeah, make sure you connect the clutch pedal rod to the clutch master cylinder.

[nd240sx3]

its all set to go just not bleeding, got i hate cars, i dunno why i insist on workin on them, i always have these stupid lil probs, now the godamn dp wont fitt and i need to have new one made, and this clutch not bleeding is rediculous.

[Ritz S14]

If you adjust the rod too far forward it wont bleed either.. pretty much all I can think of at the moment.

[nd240sx3]

its in same place but where should i move too, to try that out? how would i go about doin this

[Ritz S14]

If the bolt that's connected to the rod is too far forward, you're not applying any pressure to the clutch master cylinder(dunno if that is the right term) when the clutch is depressed. Try scewing the nut about half way and see if you feel any resistance. Or just take a look under the dash and see where the bolt connected to the rod is positioned.

[Dousan_PG]

your MC went dead i bet
mine did same when i was chaning stuff
was fine before, then changed the slave (drained most of fluid) and bam, clutch master was dead.

[anthony240]

best thing to do in this situation: start over! tighten up your slave bleeder and fill up MC.

I would recommend gravity bleeding, it works like a charm and no need for a second person. all it is is a hose taped to a bottle and placed higher than the SC, so the air moves up and fluid moves down.

also when bleeding, never NEVER let the MC run out of fluid! you'll be introducing more air and will have to start over.

and if you knew all this already and nothing has worked, you mention an auto-manual swap...did you check the pedal? there is an adjusting screw on the pedal, i think it's below the spring. it adjusts the throw of the pedal, so check that too, which reminds me i gotta do mine also.

[nd240sx3]

i will try and mess with the bolt thingy and then if that fails get new mc and go from there thanx

[statik]

do you see the slave moving the fork when someone presses on the clutch?

[andrave]

reasons your slave or master could be blown:
your master has a rod that goes through a seal. it gets grimy and nasty on the rod where it doesn't normally pass through the seal. Where it does pass through, its clean and smooth from constant use. When you push the pedal to the floor, the grimy part goes through the seal and causes it to leak.

slave cyl: worked fine with old ass seals and your old ass pressure plate. You put in a new clutch, new maybe stiffer pressure plate. extra stress, seals blow, you need a new slave.


If your slave is leaking though it will usually drain the resevoir if you pump it, and squirt fluid out on the transmission.

[nd240sx3]

there is no fluid on trans from slave, and mc still has fluid in it it drains very slowly so little u can barely notice it. so i dunno if the fluid is even goin through it. well then maybe its the mc? hmm, idunno. i will try again tommorrow and if i get nuthin, then i will buy new mc . well thanx agaibn for all ur help

[andrave]

just so you know most good shops replace the slave when they replace the clutch... its just "its time to go."
cheap insurance, its less than 15 bucks.
so even if you get a master cyl you might as well get a slave too and bleed it all together and not have to worry about it for a while.