bleeding clutch: how to

[ianwells100]

could ppl please write up a how to on bleeding the clutch for a 97 5 speed (obviously), i think this would help u all out

thanks
ian
(also, i searched, but didn't find what i really wanted)

[hockeyman]

I bleed mine like this:
1. Get someone to sit in the driver's seat (engine NOT on/running)
2. Top off your reseviour with dot 3 or better fluid.
3. Get the car in the air, and under it locating the slave cylinder bleeder valve. -There are two nuts that stick out on the drivers side on the trans at the front, it's the bottom nut that is the bleeder valve.
4. loosen the bleeder valve with a wrench, and have the person in the driver's seat depress the clutch pedal to the floor and hold it there.
5. Tighten the bolt, have the person dis-engage the pedal and repeat until there is no more air in the system or it is totally flushed with new fluid.

It's just like bleeding the brake lines in your car, but you're having the clutch pedal depressed, not the brake pedal.

*oh, and keep your face clear of squirting fluid. Brake fluid has a rank a$$ taste.

-Marc