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Originally Posted by Tochenzo
When using the pressure bleeder to bleed the clutch, do I still need someone to hold down the clutch pedal? Is the pushing of the clutch pedal only intended to push the fluid out of the valve (thus is not necessary if used with a pressure bleeder)? Or is there some other reason for pushing the clutch pedal down?
I am looking to do this myself tomorrow, otherwise will have to wait for the weekend so I can have some help.
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The short answer is no. You will not need someone to help you.
After I used my presure bleeder and got all the air bubbles out. When I went to push the clutch pedal it went right to the floor. It took like fifty or so pumps before it felt kind of firm. Maybe even a hundred pump cycles.
I was a little paranoid - so a few days later I re-bled my clutch pedal. Felt the same. It will take some pedal pumps before the pedal feels firm though.
One added benifit using a pressure bleeder is you will not run the brake res dry (out of fluid) - and introduce air into the clutch system. This is the biggest mistake ppl make when NOT using a pressure bleeder.
Make sure you have a few good high quality 11mm wrenches to work that bleed nipple. It is at a strange angle to get at. You can only turn it a 1/4 turn at a time too - bc of access issues.