> >I put a m/c in my nephew's late model Olds last year, and the instructions
> included a section on filling & bleeding the unit before installation.
> D'yall do this on Tiger cylinders? Mostly, it just seems to be a handy way
> to spill fluid all over the engine compartment
> >when trying to bolt in the cylinder full of fluid.
>
> Maybe so, Larry. I'm not sure about others on the list, but I consider
> "priming" or "bench bleeding" the master cylinder essential. You _can_ do
> Obviously, it helps to have the car body covered in the vicinity of the
> m-cyl in case you dribble some fluid. To keep from dripping, a rubber
> stopper like you used in chemistry class helps to plug the fluid outlet, if
> you have one of these handy.
> Fedorchak
I highly recommend bench bleeding of master and wheel/slave cylinders,
but it's probably less critical for the clutch. Since my clutch slave
is mounted up-side-down, I know there's still air in it, and it still
works surprisingly well. But pre-bleeding can't hurt.
Whenever I buy a new master or slave cylinder I save the little plastic
screw-in dust plugs that usually come with them for this very purpose.
Between the cars I own and my son's I have quite a collection now. Old
bleeder valves work pretty well too.
Roland
|