John:
You can bleed it before hand if you attach it to the mounting
bracket before you bleed it.
The mounting bracket can be attached to the engine after it is in. It is
not a simple proposition,
however.
You will need to make some provision to keep the piston from
popping out of the slave while
you are bleeding it, and it would be best if you could bleed it with the
piston in its final
operating position. Otherwise, you may find you fluid reservoir goes dry
or overflows the first time
you use the clutch, because the piston will move to a different resting
position than the position
it was bled in. This in turn will change the amount of fluid the system
needs.
If it were me, I would just bleed it after the engine is in and
the clutch slave is
fully installed. But that's me.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of John Mitchell
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 6:39 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients
Subject: Bleeding clutch slave
I was just wondering if I can bleed the clutch system without the
slave being connected to anything. Engine hasn't gone in yet, and I'm
trying to do as much as possible before I drop it in. Thanks for your
help. John Mitchell 76 TR6
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