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[macspring]

Mike if you were using that much pressure, or even a bit less, like you I would have thought you would have got out all of the air.

Pressuring int brake fluid reservoir and then being able to open each brake caliper bleed nipple and the clutch slave cylinder bleed nipple as a one man job is really great.

Anyone who does't have a one man kit should really consider getting one to make their life easier. As most older cars can benefit from a fluid change, especially in the clutch line.

Thanks for updating the post.

Regards.

[popdemonic]

yes,My pressure bleeder is still now at the customs since Wednesday.Still waiting.

[mcandmar]

Anyone who does't have a one man kit should really consider getting one to make their life easier.

Or have a Macspring on your quick dial list, thanks buddy!

I always found i needed 10-15psi to get any decent flow rate with the pressure bleeders. I would'nt go any higher as the reservoir only mounts to the master cyl on two rubber bushings, and the feed to the clutch master cylinder is just a rubber hose pushed on without any clamps. Either of which are liable to pop off and make an ungodly mess everywhere.

[Error404]

1 bar is normally fine for our old bangers, I find you need more pressure on the modern ESP equipped cars. The S4 needs 2 bar

[mike74]

Morning guys,

Just thought I would close this thread out.

My trusted mechanic eventually got a replacement slave to fit on my car...and after a couple of weeks waiting and removing the old slave, it was the wrong bloody one! He said he tried for about 1.5 hours to get it to fit but it just didn't want to know. Thankfully he said the old slave was in very good shape so within a few minutes he had that back on.

When bleeding it however, he didn't bother with a pressure bleeder, unlike me. In fact when asked if he used one I got a few choice profanities from him! He said the method he used was to have a small container filled with brake fluid, held up HIGH & connected via a clear tube to the slave nipple. He then got an assistant to pump the clutch pedal repeatedly with the nipple open. He said that any trapped air would enter this clear tube & rise up the pipe, clear of the slave. Once there was no more air coming out the nipple was nipped up. Now I've heard of this method before but had never tried it myself but I must say, it seems to have done the trick. The heaviness of the clutch pedal has reduced massively and after I adjusted it back to where it should be, feels like a normal pedal too. It still catches going into gear slightly at times but there really is a massive improvement on the whole driving experience
So will I ever use the pressure bleeder again? Yes, but only to get the majority of the air out and then I'll use this method to finish it properly.

Many thanks again to all who helped and offered advice

mike