My dad drained the clutch fluid on my sisters 5-speed 1994 toyota corolla DX today. He had trouble draining it, but eventually got it all out. Only problem is he's feeding it back through the line he drained it from, filled the master cylinder, but cant figure out how to pressurize it.
The clutch pedal travels to the floor with no resistance, anybody know how to put the pressure back in correctly?
2006-12-27 08:44:35 · 3 answers · asked by Jake 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Takes two people. One in the car and one under the hood. If there's a bleed valve on the slave cylinder, pump the clutch, crack it open. Close the bleed valve, pump the clutch and hold, open the bleed valve. Cose the bleed valve, pump the clutch and hold, open the bleed valve. Top off the clutch master cylinder. Repeat until the clutch works normally.
Some don't have a bleed valve. In that case, crack the line loose at the slave instead and use the above procedure.
2006-12-27 08:52:49 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM BLEEDING
If any maintenance on the clutch system was performed or the system is suspected of containing air, bleed the system. Brake fluid will remove the paint from any surface. If the brake fluid spills onto any painted surface, wash it off immediately with soap and water.
Fill the clutch reservoir with brake fluid. Check the reservoir level frequently and add fluid as needed.
Connect one end of a vinyl tube to the clutch release cylinder bleeder plug and submerge the other end into a container half-filled with brake fluid.
Slowly pump the clutch pedal several times.
Have an assistant hold the clutch pedal down and loosen the bleeder plug until fluid starts to run out of the bleeder plug. You will notice air bubbles mixed in with the fluid.
Repeat the last two steps until all the air bubbles are removed from the system.
Tighten the bleeder plug when all the air is gone.
Refill the master cylinder to the proper level as required.
Check the system for leaks.
2006-12-27 16:56:05 · answer #2 · answered by R1volta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on the front of your tranny is the slave clyinder theres a bleeder screw on it have someone pump the clutch pedal then hold it to the floor loosten bleeder to release the air tighten bleeder repeat until no air comes out and fluid comes instead make sure you check the fluid level during the process or you will have to start over
2006-12-27 16:53:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋