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      09-10-2008, 08:36 PM   #12
David1
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I have done a bunch of these now and you must bleed the system. Even clamping the line you introduce air into the slave. Once you bleed it it will fell even better. If you have a bunch of play at the top of the pedal stroke, you have an air bubble. I have been working on cars for 30 years and you always have to bleed any hydraulic system once opened. You may only get a small amount of air in there, but it is there. And I will tell you this, this car is the worst to bleed the clutch! No room and the slave bleed points at a bad angle to bleed it. They guys at the factory must be joking about how to bleed it once installed in the car. It took me 5 minutes to remove the valve and 30 minutes to bleed and a full pint of fluid. If the car is not level, you will not be able to bleed it since the bleeder points down and and is on the rear of the slave cylinder and if you have the front raised up, well you get the picture.
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