Clutch Problem

Post by **sauce1001** » 06 Apr 2008, 14:51

I've just replaced the master cylinder which was obviously leaking, went to bleed system from the slave cylinder (which has no obvious leaks) and after about 10 mins of repeatedly pressing/releasing the clutch pedal no sign of any fluid from the bleed nipple. There is no visible movement on the slave cylinder when the pedal is pressed. The master cylinder plunger appears to be located correctly. Any help greatly appreciated.

Post by **VWCamperfan** » 06 Apr 2008, 18:03

Release clutch pedal slowly. Bringing it up quickly can pull the fluid back through the clutch pipe!

Post by **Ian Hulley** » 06 Apr 2008, 18:59

Try unscrewing the nipple completely and gently firtling through the resulting hole with a piece of wire or similar ... sometimes crud builds up and forms a scab under the bleed nipple. Press gently on the pedal and see if gunge comes out

Ian.

Post by **Aidan** » 06 Apr 2008, 19:38

just remove nipple and gravity bleed takes a few min. nipple is likely to be blocked.