Originally posted by chopluey@Nov 4 2003, 02:04 PM
The slave cylinder does not have a "one way valve". Its just a bleeder screw, like any other. If you don't bleed it properly (like brake bleeding and not like someone suggested in this forum) you're goin NOWHERE fast. All you're gonna do is suck a bunch of air into your hydraulic clutch system and make it ten times worse.
How do I know? Because I reverse bleed my clutch. By forcing fluid, under pressure, into the slave, through the line, and up into the reservoir, all, and I mean all of the air is expelled. If the bleeder was "one way" I wouldn't be able to reverse bleed the system. It works great, by the way, and takes about a minute.Its also an excellent way to bleed brakes. You can pump the clutch pedal all day and you wont get all the air out. All you need is a little hand-operated pump called a "Mighty Vac", about $20. And worth every penny. Comes in very handy for many automotive tasks that involve moving fluids around and bleeding systems.