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[Craig89]

I was attempting to bleed my clutch today on my mini and on your own its abit of a nightmare and I thought there has got to be an easier way than this. So I had a quick look on the net to see how the brake bleeding kits work and its simply just a case of pressurising the m/c reservoir.

I have the benifit of a compressor so this was how I was going to pressurise my reservoir.

The first thing I did was to find a suitable threaded air fitting small enough to fit to my old clutch m/c lid. I then drilled a suitable hole just smaller than the thread on the fitting:



The top of the lid will probably fall off which isn't a problem, infact its probably preferable. I then screwed the fitting into the lid, cutting a thread just with the thread of the fitting. This created a good seal but you could put some silicone round if you needed to:



This needs to then be screwed onto the master cylinder:



Now for the compressor. Only a small amount of pressure is required, I set it at 10psi no more than that is required.



To apply the pressure I have an airgun with a rubber nozzle, this is best as it gets a good seal around the fitting in the reservoir cap.



Now set up the slave cylinder as you would normally with a rubber hose on the nipple into a jar/bottle



Now crack the nipple and apply the pressure to the reservoir. You should see the fluid start to drop, if not you can do up the nipple for a second with the pressure still applied then crack it again. Mine started flowing by doing this. Either way it didn't take long for the fluid to start coming out of the pipe and into the bottle. As soon as it does, with no air in, tighten up the nipple and remove the pressure.



After everything has been finished remove the modified lid, top up the fluid as required and fit the standard lid back onto the reservoir. You should now have a nice firm pedal with a clutch in full operation.

This process can be used for bleeding the brakes also. If a compressor is not available then a pressurized weed killer type item can be utilized to work.

If anybody has any questions about the method then please ask. I have tried to explain it clearly. Hopefully this can be useful to some people

Craig

[rally1380]

Or you could buy one of these.......

http://www.gunson.co....aspx?item=1818

I do like your method though....good bit of british ingenuity

I only like the Eezibleed because i got given one so cost me sweet FA....but they are superb to use!

[jonny d]

I find my easy bleed to be a piece of cack the tyre valve leaks air so the pressure goes down on wheel and the pipes are not long enough so the bottle does not want to stand up and the seals are cack where they join the cap also my tin can cap was not included in the kit I would have paid a higher price just to have better quality components other than that good idea

[rally1380]

I find my easy bleed to be a piece of cack the tyre valve leaks air so the pressure goes down on wheel and the pipes are not long enough so the bottle does not want to stand up and the seals are cack where they join the cap also my tin can cap was not included in the kit I would have paid a higher price just to have better quality components other than that good idea

Mine is 100% trouble free, so dunno if i've got a different version......best bit of kit i've used in a long time, so can't agree with ya i'm afraid.

[Craig89]

I haven't ever used one myself. I just used what I had lying around in the garage to do mine, and it worked like a dream

[rally1380]

I haven't ever used one myself. I just used what I had lying around in the garage to do mine, and it worked like a dream

And full on respect for using yer brain and making something. Too many people in today's world don't think "i can make something to do that job"...they just want to wander into a Halfrauds and be spoon fed something or even worse get a spotty Halfrauds assistant to do it for them.....massive thumbs up to you!

[Ethel]

You can get bleed nipples that incorporate 1 way valves. Or just use a syringe to suck the fluid through, my preferred method, as you can top up the fluid easily and do it all at the wheel end.