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Yea! I'm glad to see that the instructions are providing some use to folks!

Yes... this process is A *****! I swear that I'd do it 10 times in a row, the exact same way every time, with 9 failures then, all of a sudden, BAM! It works. I usually had to do both methods... I seemed to get a good result with the 2-man STOMP method (the more violent the clutch press, the better) to get 95% of the way there, then the pressure bleeder to get the last 5%.

Just keep at it. At some moment of extreme frustration, the clutch fairy will look down upon you and say 'enough', and it will work.

Aaron

 

I find that this method works great for these situation:

*Unbolt slave cylinder from transmission (leave fluid line connected)
*Hold slave cylinder vertical (fluid line connection at the highest point)
* DO NOT open bleeder
*slowly push piston fully compressed
*let piston extend fully on it's own
*slowly push piston fully compressed

repeat the compressing/extending the piston a few times. This will fill the slave with fluid and force the air up thru the line and out the reservoir. Just be sure to leave a little extra space in the reservoir so that the fluid doesn't overflow when you push the piston fully compressed.

This method has never failed me.

Jason

 

Yeah bleeding that slave is a B*@#H so I took mine to the Dealership and had them both done (Master and Slave) at the same time for $300 including parts. In and out in less the 2 hours.

In my case "my time & no frustration" was worth the $300.

 

I had both changed (Master and Slave) and whole system bleed for $300 (Pats and Labor) at a MINI dealership.