Topic: Clutch Bleeding ?

[Jeffy]

Hi mick here from across the pond,check that there is a hole drilled
below the grub screw.Ive changed two so far,( tj andxj) and both
had the grub screw  but no bleed hole drilled under the screw.

  Micky S

Ok, that's a stupid design!  :shock:   I'm thinking that's the problem though.  So, do you just drill a small  hole?

[stanton]

YES, the suppler told me to check it the first time i had to replace
one.

   Mick S

[Jeffy]

YES, the suppler told me to check it the first time i had to replace
one.

   Mick S

Wow, that's a new one.  Good first post too!  Welcome.

[JWJeeper94]

Well I figured I would just cut the ole' hog in the arse and buy a whole new master,slave,hose kit, and just be done with it. Well wouldn't ya know that no matter what the salespeople tell you it's not what your getting. Sure they said it can be bled ! and away I went with my order which required help loading inton the Jeep. Never figured on checking to make sure what sense would that make right !? well I got the same thing I already have but installed it anyway just to make sure it's not just a bad unit. Or out of adjustment, hey a guy can hope.

Gents, my hats off to ya for continuing through the nightmare of wrenching on things yourself. Jeeps are tough going sometimes but ya gotta love-em, either that or they would be dredging them off the bottom of every body of water.

[Jeffy]

So did you get it?  Seems weird that you'd have to drill a bleeder hole.

[jung4g]

I know this topic is a bit old, but I was having an issue where I could normally shift ok if I was quick about it, but if I had to hold the clutch in (at a stoplight or something like that) it would slowly release on it's own. I'd have to pull it out of gear, let the clutch pedal up for a minute, and then it would be driveable again. I figured it was because either the master or slave was leaking internally around a seal.

I got the slave/master kit from tellico4x4.com and it comes pre-assembled and bled. I did notice that it came with a place for the allen screw but without a hole under it, I took the screw out of my original and put it in just to be safe. The original had a hole under it, so some fluid came out. The new system worked great right away and I can hold the clutch as long as I want, but I have a feeling that it's still not disengaging the clutch as much as it should. I wonder if we could just replace the screw (after putting a hole through to bleed with) with a one-way self bleeder screw and then bleeding more easily that way? Any body ever tried that?

[Guardian7]

When you replace a master or slave you always have to bleed the system to get all air bubbles out of the system (air compresses rendering a hydraulic system less or non functional). If there are no bleeders you bleed by cracking lines, starting at the top were the line connects to the master and working your way down. Bleeding air from a brake or clutch hydraulic system is normally a 2 person job, unless you buy one of those pressure bleed units, someone has to hold the peddle down with there foot while you crack lines and/or bleeder valves. Reading this thread I didnt see mention of this 2 person process anywhere? If you really want to bullet proof your hydraulic clutch and/or brake system use the DOT 5 Synthetic brake fluid, it's amazing stuff and repells water unlike normal brake fluids which absorb water and are made from water soluble compounds.

[Complete Loser]

Looks like ive got the same situation.
How does one bleed the clutch when your set up looks like this?

Occasionally, my clutch (which always has to go to the floor when used) will not completely disengage. The jeep still idles, but causes a rough idle. This only happens occasionally. Like at a stop light. The clutch is all the way in to the floor, and i gotta yank it outta gear. Other that that happening about 1 out of every 30 shifts, it shifts fine. No grind ever.

[chardrc]

there should be a bleeder line coming out the other side of the bell-housing... atleast that's what my 1990yj has

[Complete Loser]

right you are. thanks.