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Bleed a hydro clutch?
emsfactory - 9/4/06 at 04:59 PM

Has anyone bled a hydraulic clutch on a rover 214 before?
I'm doing one now. The piston bracket broke and let the piston come out. Ive fixed all that and put it back together.
Problem is there is no bleed nipple and the pipe is metal so I cant crush it.

Apparently you are supposed to buy a new unit but I'm scottish and a memeber of this forum so that aint gonna happen.

the garage up the road says take cylinder off and use the piston to bleed it backwards.
Does this sound reasonable?

rusty nuts - 9/4/06 at 06:19 PM

Gunsons easibleed! Fill the system and then push the piston in to return fluid and air to reservoir, may have to repeat a few times but should get air from system

emsfactory - 9/4/06 at 06:43 PM

That was my thoughts. Cheers

02GF74 - 10/4/06 at 09:55 AM

quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
Gunsons easibleed! Fill the system and then push the piston in to return fluid and air to reservoir, may have to repeat a few times but should get air from system


I am not familiar with this system but I have hydraulic clutch on the ladn rover that has a bleed nipple so no mystery on how to bleed that.

I cannot see how the easibleed can get rid of any air in the piston; surely any air will be will be pushed by the fluid towards the piston so will not be able to escape?

Is it possible to drill a hole to fit a bleed nipple? (ideally you need to get the cone shape right but I can't believe it is critical - it is not so improtant safety-wise as brakes would be) or more crudely a tapped hole blocked of by a bolt and copper washer - bit more messy to bleed but you should only have to do that once per clutch fitting.