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Title: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: ELIMINATOR on November 13, 2015, 03:42:26 PM
Replaced this last Friday, no garage,  :cray: I've replaced the seals in the old unit twice, so I know what a pig bleeding the system is.left the clutch lever tied back for two days. Still no pressure, dark evenings and rain stopped play.This afternoon, as I finish early, out came the tools, off came the master cylinder cover, decided to tug the clutch the hose hear to the slave cylinder, bubbles galore rose to the master cylinder. 5 minutes later, full pressure attained..... be patient..... :yahoo: :yahoo:
Title: Re: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: FJmonkey on November 13, 2015, 03:58:16 PM
Kind of like the cream rising to the top. Another happy ending...  :scratch_one-s_head:
Title: Re: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: FJ_Hooligan on November 14, 2015, 11:56:08 PM
Once again, tying the lever to the bar does NOTHING!  It's the waiting that allows to bubbles to rise in the system that makes it work.

PAITENCE is the best tool in the hydraulic bleeding tool kit
Title: Re: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: Pat Conlon on November 15, 2015, 12:46:46 AM
Naaaaa, the best tool for hydraulic bleeding is a MityVac.
Title: Re: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: Timbox on November 15, 2015, 02:47:21 PM
Quote from: Pat Conlon on November 15, 2015, 12:46:46 AM
Naaaaa, the best tool for hydraulic bleeding is a MityVac.

Once you try that Vac or other type bleeder Vac, you will wonder what took you so long to get one.  Love it for one person jobs!!
Title: Re: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: twangin4u on November 15, 2015, 05:44:00 PM
Yes. Hand vacuum pump (bleeder) is cake. Although I've booked it more than a few times by just pumping the lever and flicking or tapping on the line with a box end wrench till all the air rose to the resivour. Takes 15 mins.
Title: Re: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: ELIMINATOR on December 01, 2016, 06:59:27 AM
Got one now, had to bleed the linked brakes on my Moto Guzzi California 3, after replacing the piston in the master cylinder. :good2:
Title: Re: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: aviationfred on December 01, 2016, 07:10:14 AM
The way to go is a vacuum brake bleeder kit. Brake/clutch bleeding takes 5 minutes. A must have tool.


Fred
Title: Re: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: balky1 on December 01, 2016, 07:42:13 AM
I've read a lot of posts here saying you guys are having a lot of trouble bleeding the clutch. I wonder if I was just lucky or what since I bled it in less then 5 minutes, old-fashioned way. I filled the slave with fluid to the top with a syringe at first (with removed bleed nipple), put the nipple on, filled the reservoir and just pumped. Over in a couple of minutes.
Was I just lucky?
Title: Re: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: krusty on December 01, 2016, 04:39:49 PM
No, not lucky. The old fashioned way works if done right. I've lost count count of the number of times I've bled brakes, car and bike, and the only time I had a problem was when I refitted my FJ11 calipers upside down.
Title: Re: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: Pat Conlon on December 01, 2016, 05:14:15 PM
Upside down? How can you do that?
Title: Re: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: oldktmdude on December 01, 2016, 06:32:11 PM
Quote from: Pat Conlon on December 01, 2016, 05:14:15 PM
Upside down? How can you do that?
I would assume, left on right side and right on left side.
Title: Re: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: krusty on December 01, 2016, 11:03:21 PM
Quote from: oldktmdude on December 01, 2016, 06:32:11 PM
Quote from: Pat Conlon on December 01, 2016, 05:14:15 PM
Upside down? How can you do that?
I would assume, left on right side and right on left side.

That's what happened. :dash2:
Title: Re: Patience is a virtue, replacing clutch slave cylinder
Post by: bartzld on December 22, 2016, 12:26:59 AM
I must have been so lucky. Yesterday I replaced the old clutch master with a FJR1300 master. I removed the old master, placed the new one, filled it with fluid before connecting the hose. Then it took 5 minutes of bleeding and it worked perfectly.