[DeTomaso] Air in clutch system

[pantdino at aol.com]

How, exactly are you controlling the bleed screw as you are bleeding?

If you close the bleed screw while there is still pressure in the 
system it cannot suck air back in.
So you have to close the screw immediately when or just before the 
fluid flow stops.
Another alternative is to have your helper push the clutch in with the 
bleed screw closed. You will see the slave cylinder extend and move the 
clutch arm. If you now open the bleed screw you will see the rod 
shorten. Close the bleed screw just before it gets to rest position.  
Repeat process until new fluid comes thru.

I doubt you have a leak anywhere else, as if the leak were big enough 
to let that much air in it would be big enough to puke all your clutch 
fluid out in short order.

If you use ATE Super Blue fluid it makes it a lot easier to know when 
you are looking at new fluid.  then next time use clear fluid and when 
you don't see blue anymore you know you have replaced it.  Actually I 
mix the ATE 50:50 with Valvoline or Castrol synthetic, as the blue 
fluid is too blue for my tastes-- not even transparent any more.

Jim Oddie


-----Original Message-----
From: JDeRyke at aol.com
To: dfcex at pacbell.net; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Sat, 16 May 2009 8:38 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Air in clutch system










In a message dated 5/16/09 7:27:03 PM, dfcex at pacbell.net writes:

> Could there be something sucking air into the system, , or the blonde
> didn't pump hard enough?
>
If you slack off a bleed screw, air can suck in around the threads. 
Which
is why its a good idea to use teflon tape on each bleed screw. It has 
nothing
to   do with sealing the threads- its just to keep air from being
back-sucked into the line.
Try it- J Deryke


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