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bsafly · 30th April 2021, 22:00

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Originally Posted by david2000

hi to all
at the moment the clutch pedal is great but i will keep an eye on it but i forgot to mention that the fluid that came out was dark brown in colour and searching on the forum one person bleeds the clutch by attaching a pipe to the front passenger side calliper then the other end of the pipe goes to the clutch bleed nipple then loosen the brake nipple then pump the brake to fill the pipe then loosen the clutch nipple and pump the brake this is the reverse bleed system has anyone tried it

I can't see that is a good idea, you would effectively be using second hand fluid to bleed the clutch hydraulic system.

I certainly wouldn't use that method myself.

macafee2 · 1st May 2021, 06:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by david2000

hi to all
at the moment the clutch pedal is great but i will keep an eye on it but i forgot to mention that the fluid that came out was dark brown in colour and searching on the forum one person bleeds the clutch by attaching a pipe to the front passenger side calliper then the other end of the pipe goes to the clutch bleed nipple then loosen the brake nipple then pump the brake to fill the pipe then loosen the clutch nipple and pump the brake this is the reverse bleed system has anyone tried it

not tried it, cant see I would try it, dont recommend it. I hope they top up their brake master cylinder afterwards.

macafee2

stevestrat · 1st May 2021, 10:32

Never tried the reverse bleed option, don't have to now with the V8, it has a sensible clutch fluid reservoir in the engine compt. What always puzzled me about reverse bleeding the "normal" set up is how do you catch the fluid which must spill over from the master cylinder reservoir. Its bad enough getting at it to top it up

COLVERT · 1st May 2021, 21:18

I've successfully topped up the clutch system from the bleed nipple on the top of the gear box.

I did a post on it not long ago. I'll try to find it.

COLVERT · 5th May 2021, 17:08

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Originally Posted by david2000

hi to all
this morning my friend gave me a hand to bleed the clutch and it is now working great
david

How's the clutch ?? still working ??

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stevestrat This is my second home ZT260 #243 (resting) Join Date: May 2010 Location: Prestonpans Posts: 22,478 Thanks: 650 Thanked 4,624 Times in 3,358 Posts	Never tried the reverse bleed option, don't have to now with the V8, it has a sensible clutch fluid reservoir in the engine compt. What always puzzled me about reverse bleeding the "normal" set up is how do you catch the fluid which must spill over from the master cylinder reservoir. Its bad enough getting at it to top it up __________________ Steve T4 Location Map