tick speed bleeder question
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tick speed bleeder question Ok i just got my clutch/tick kit, sorry for the very stupid question but.. how exactly do i use the tick speed bleeder? I'm kinda new to this part of the car and I'm looking for all the help i can get.
When installing the slave cylinder with the transmission out, you will remove the stock bleeder valve on the slave cylinder and install the line in its place. Run the line wherever you want to. Some run it into the engine bay, I have mine run under the car, tucked with the fuel lines so gravity will help the bleed process. When you want to bleed it, you just BARELY crack the valve, enough to let the fluid out, and no air back in. Once the valve is open, you can just pump the pedal over and over, just keep watch on the fluid in the reservoir so it doesn't drop below the hole. Just make sure the valve isn't letting air back into the system. It might take a few tries to get the valve right.
The transmission has to come out in order to install it, but the slave doesn't necessarily have to come OFF, but I assume you're installing a new one. The stock bleeder valve is basically just a long brass nut. You will just toss it out, because the speed bleeder line goes in its place.
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I say bleed it when the fluid starts to get dark. My fluid stays clear for a very long time, so I've only BLED it once when it was installed, but I have pulled out fluid in the reservoir and added some new clean fluid once. My buddy's GTO gets super dark within a month, so his is bled often.. If the fluid is staying clear for awhile, I wouldn't worry about bleeding it until it darkens.
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He is right it is a check valve only allowing fluid and air to travel one way. To be 100% certain you arent sucking anything back in you can crack the bleeder valve and stick it down in a cup of fluid too.
