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ClutchMaster Cylinder question

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lil big red   +1y
I was on my way home yesterday and all was fine till I shifted to 3rd and the clutch pedal fell to the floor ... I thought it might of been the slave cylinder so i went out to napa and got a new one and installed it. I bled the system till no air came out ..the pedal still falls to the floor. The clutch kit and flywheel are less the a yr old slave cylinder was less then 2yrs old. I picked up a master cylinder last night . B4 I install it I thought I would ask if there was something else I should look at b4 installing it, or any info would be helpful
toddluck   +1y
might wanna try bleeding the clutch master b4 insatlling the new on
Cusser   +1y
Get the lifetime warranty cylinders; I've been through a few of these in the 14 years I've had my B2200.
lil big red   +1y
I got the life time cylinder... I Gotta get the air out of it noone is ever around when i need a hand or if there around it raining lol.... any way to blled it with just 1 person?
madmazda   +1y
I dont think so, But thats what sisters are for... or other family members. lol
lil big red   +1y
I wish i could have them help me out but there 1100 miles away in tn and Im in ny
Cusser   +1y
Yes, two ways. One is with a hand vacuum pump, which is what I use if I'm alone.

Two is with a power bleeder system; which I haven't tried yet, from another poster: "Go to the hardware store and buy a one gallon garden sprayer, a hose fitting with 1/8" pipe thread at the end opposite where you will hook a hose. Get a coupling or nut to fit the 1/8" pipe thread, some epoxy resin, locktite, or similar product to seal the fitting to a reservoir cap, get an extra reservoir cap, you will probably have to order it. Once you have the cap, drill it just big enough for the fitting, put the fitting through the cap and use the nut to secure it without cracking the cap and use the epoxy to seal it. Get two caps in case you crack it, they are just plastic. Fill the garden sprayer at least half full of brake fluid and hook the hose to the modified reservoir cap after bleeding the hose by pumping the garden sprayer. Once hooked to the reservoir, pump the sprayer 3 or 4 times and go to the wheels one at a time and bleed. You may have to pump the sprayer again but not a lot. Usually, I pump 3 times, bleed two brakes, pump 3 more times and finish. it does not take a lot of pressure, maybe 5 PSI."
89b2200   +1y


Yes you can do it by yourself even without a power bleeder.
Use a 2x4 piece of wood long enough to push the clutch pedal to the floor and against the driver seat. Pump the clutch pedal by hand and keep it pressed to the floor using the piece of wood. Then open the clutch slave bleeder screw, release the wood and pump the pedal by hand once again, then bleed, then repeat it 3 or 4 times.
shortyzkustomz   +1y
Mine did the same thing last night....But mine ended up being the slave...Swapped it out tonight
lil big red   +1y
it was the master cylinder i bought a new one and it was a reman with life time warr. from napa and it was bad right out the box. Put another one in a went driving and no prblems ....
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