Replaced slave, no pedal pressure
11-07-2011, 04:09 PM
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Replaced slave, no pedal pressure Hey guys. I had an issue where after the car sits for a week, would get a spongy pedal and can barley get it in gear. I took my motor out to do some work on it and noticed that my current slave had a crack in it, so I bought a new one from Tick performance along with their remote bleeder line. I put the motor in and went through 2 containers of brake fluid on my mityvac and still no pedal pressure. I would have expected my problem to improve, not get worse after a new slave. Anyone have any suggestions?
11-07-2011, 04:56 PM
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What process where you using to bleed the hydraulics.
The way I always do it with the remote clutch bleeders is....
1. Make sure the resivour is full.
2. Hold the remote clutch bleeder line vertically and attach a clear hose to the nipple.
3. Have someone pump the clutch enough for it to build some sort of pressure, if any. Then while holding the clutch in open the valve to release the pressure and close it.
4. Repeat the process.
On a side note...are you sure your master cylinder is good? Are you losing or leak fluid anywhere?
The way I always do it with the remote clutch bleeders is....
1. Make sure the resivour is full.
2. Hold the remote clutch bleeder line vertically and attach a clear hose to the nipple.
3. Have someone pump the clutch enough for it to build some sort of pressure, if any. Then while holding the clutch in open the valve to release the pressure and close it.
4. Repeat the process.
On a side note...are you sure your master cylinder is good? Are you losing or leak fluid anywhere?
11-09-2011, 04:38 PM
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Master cylinder is about a year old and no external leaks.
After letting the car sit for a few days without touching it, the pedal actually gained a little pressure, but not enough to where it should be. Tried pulling a vacuum on the master cylinder as well to get some air out - no improvement. Tried bleeding through the remote line a couple tries and lost all pedal pressure again :\
After letting the car sit for a few days without touching it, the pedal actually gained a little pressure, but not enough to where it should be. Tried pulling a vacuum on the master cylinder as well to get some air out - no improvement. Tried bleeding through the remote line a couple tries and lost all pedal pressure again :\
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What process where you using to bleed the hydraulics.
The way I always do it with the remote clutch bleeders is....
1. Make sure the resivour is full.
2. Hold the remote clutch bleeder line vertically and attach a clear hose to the nipple.
3. Have someone pump the clutch enough for it to build some sort of pressure, if any. Then while holding the clutch in open the valve to release the pressure and close it.
4. Repeat the process.
On a side note...are you sure your master cylinder is good? Are you losing or leak fluid anywhere?
The way I always do it with the remote clutch bleeders is....
1. Make sure the resivour is full.
2. Hold the remote clutch bleeder line vertically and attach a clear hose to the nipple.
3. Have someone pump the clutch enough for it to build some sort of pressure, if any. Then while holding the clutch in open the valve to release the pressure and close it.
4. Repeat the process.
On a side note...are you sure your master cylinder is good? Are you losing or leak fluid anywhere?
