Clutch pedal lacks pressure

**Redgoat** · 10-12-2008 04:36 PM

I just put in a new SB clutch (Thanks Mike Hood!) and noticed on the slave cylinder that the tip was a little wet. Compressed it and got it to fit (what a pain!) but now I have no clutch pressure. I thought this would be due to the fact that I need to bleed the slave cylinder, but was wondering if this would be normal for a clutch job? The cylinder seems to get its fluid from the brake fluid reservoir.. is there something simple that I am overlooking or any special steps into bleeding this? Or would the wet tip of the cylinder be a sign that I need to replace it?

**dirtybrd** · 10-12-2008 04:47 PM

It might have gotten air in it while you were doing the clutch, try bleeding it.

**Redgoat** · 10-12-2008 05:04 PM

nothing special about bleeding it right? Hold down clutch and open bleeder until no more air comes out?

**dirtybrd** · 10-12-2008 05:11 PM

Pump, hold, open, close, and repeat.

**Redgoat** · 10-12-2008 05:42 PM

ok sweet thanks!!

**absolutegtr** · 10-12-2008 05:45 PM

Good luck. When I did my clutch, i must have spent 3 hours doing it the manual way with ZERO pressure.

I had to buy a motive power bleeder and it was done in about 2 minutes