clutch slave bleeder (top or bottom???)

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#1 clutch slave bleeder (top or bottom???)

Post by autoalain » Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:16 pm

Folks, took clutch slave out of basket, rebuilt it, noticed bleeder was on bottom , and top was
line going to pedal, thinking to myself, to remove air it must be on the top(bleeder), well installed
unit and unable to stop bleeder from dripping .
Ok guys, does this darn bleeder really go on the bottom facing down and the line is on the top??
I just have to be sure, does not seem very logical, ahh but this is a jag.. Thanks Mike.

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#2 Re: clutch slave bleeder (top or bottom???)

Post by abowie » Sun Mar 05, 2023 12:50 am

autoalain wrote:
Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:16 pm
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Ok guys, does this darn bleeder really go on the bottom facing down and the line is on the top??
Yes it goes at the bottom. Yes it's stupid.
Andrew.
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#3 Re: clutch slave bleeder (top or bottom???)

Post by Allrand » Sun Mar 05, 2023 6:20 am

Yes, where it's accessible. :bigrin:
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#4 Re: clutch slave bleeder (top or bottom???)

Post by 44DHR » Sun Mar 05, 2023 12:29 pm

Or just change it to feed in from the bottom and out from the top :-

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#5 Re: clutch slave bleeder (top or bottom???)

Post by Gfhug » Sun Mar 05, 2023 5:11 pm

Rob Beere (and others?) have the feed into the bottom then a long bleed line to a bleed nipple on a bracket next to the manifold. Rob-Beere-racing.co.uk and look for clutch easy bleed. Wouldn’t be too difficult to make one yourself. I made a similar one to Dave Rose above.

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