Hi, yesterday morning suddenly the car wont take any gears. I took a look at the canister when I arrived at work and there was fluid missing. So I bought and added. This improves my situation but still after a while the problem persisted. I notice several weeks ago the pedal was feeling weird and the engagement was getting further down. I went home bleed the system and now the clutch won

 

[QUOTE=2 fast for u,Jun 26 2007, 05:31 AM] Hi, yesterday morning suddenly the car wont take any gears. I took a look at the canister when I arrived at work and there was fluid missing. So I bought and added. This improves my situation but still after a while the problem persisted. I notice several weeks ago the pedal was feeling weird and the engagement was getting further down. I went home bleed the system and now the clutch won

 

well try to bleed the car. someone has to be in it. the person has to push it down and you would have to have the bleeder open until the pedal hits the floor . then close it and the person in the car has to pull it up again. do it as many times possible to get the air out.

 

I haven't used the gravity bleed method, but did you try pulling the pedal back up? If you've got the bleed screw open the pedal won't have any pressure. And it won't return up without you pulling it back up.

 

You have to pump it a lot at first to get pressure in the system.

If you start slow and pump slow and keep opening the bleed, your never going to get any pressure.

Keep the bleed closed and pump the hell out of the clutch 20 times lifting it manually.

Then with the clutch in the down position, open the bleed. Then close the bleed and repeat.

The pedal will get stiffer and everytime you open the bleed it will start spitting out air. Eventually the clutch will get firm enough that you will need to use your foot. Keep the pedal down when you let the last of the air out.

MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT LETTING THE CLUTCH RESEVOIR UNDER THE HOOD GO DOWN. You have to keep topping it off or else air will get into the line and your will NEVER get pressure.


Tim

 

^^^

ps. it wouldn't hurt to have somone to help.

 

Thanks everybody, Im still at work so problably I wont be able to try today. But definetely sounds as I was doing this all wrong.