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68C15 · 09-24-2009, 06:41 AM

get a large syringe from a vet/farm supply and a 6" or so piece of vacuum hose. remove master cap, open bleeder (pedal up of course), and push fluid into slave. the fluid will push the air up into the master reservoir where it wants to go anyway. this works flawlessly for me. I just did a 95 Civic last week.

as a side note, when bleeding drum brakes after you install new wheel cylinders I adjust the shoes up TIGHT. this way the fluid meets a dead wall and the hydraulic system isn't trying to move the shoes. does that make sense?

09-24-2009, 06:41 AM	#3
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: Clutch bleeding issues, Help!! get a large syringe from a vet/farm supply and a 6" or so piece of vacuum hose. remove master cap, open bleeder (pedal up of course), and push fluid into slave. the fluid will push the air up into the master reservoir where it wants to go anyway. this works flawlessly for me. I just did a 95 Civic last week. as a side note, when bleeding drum brakes after you install new wheel cylinders I adjust the shoes up TIGHT. this way the fluid meets a dead wall and the hydraulic system isn't trying to move the shoes. does that make sense?