Hydrolic Clutch Syndrome

[blueseasons]

This is my first attempt at changing the hydraulic clutch master on the 95 v6 4 runner. Seems simple enough to change out, but I am down to the bleeding part. I am working alone. I have a tennis racket wedged between the pedal and the seat. Been at it for 30 minutes and I am getting no push back from the peddle. None. I had the slave changed several months ago thinking that was causing my peddle to stick. It wasn't. I am getting fluid, clear fluid out of the slave and the level has gone down once in the reservoir, but no push back.

If somebody was working with me , they would have to snap the peddle up to be able to push it down. It offers no resistance. I have done brakes before and had not had this type of thing happen.

What should it be doing? Could this indicate that I got a bad clutch master? Thanks.

 

[hrt4me]

This is my first attempt at changing the hydraulic clutch master on the 95 v6 4 runner.

'95 4Runner is 2nd generation; was that a typo?

 

[nevada]

This is my first attempt at changing the hydraulic clutch master on the 95 v6 4 runner. Seems simple enough to change out, but I am down to the bleeding part. I am working alone. I have a tennis racket wedged between the pedal and the seat. Been at it for 30 minutes and I am getting no push back from the peddle. None. I had the slave changed several months ago thinking that was causing my peddle to stick. It wasn't. I am getting fluid, clear fluid out of the slave and the level has gone down once in the reservoir, but no push back.

If somebody was working with me , they would have to snap the peddle up to be able to push it down. It offers no resistance. I have done brakes before and had not had this type of thing happen.

What should it be doing? Could this indicate that I got a bad clutch master? Thanks.

did you bench bleed the mc?
It doesn't sound like it.

in that case, there is a lot of air in the system. the clutch is different than brakes, since you cant build up pressure, if makes it much harder to get the air out.

since you've already started, just keep doing what you're doing, it will eventually bleed the air out.

or, you could take a large syringe or turkey baster full of brake fluid, and force it through the bleeder on the SLAVE. that will push the air up into the mc.

 

[BigBluePile]

You'll need another person unless you can pressurize it yourself.

It's a pump, pump, pump, hold, bleed.....repeat kinda thing....

 

[mikebontoft]

yeah it will take awhile to bleed when new. may want to invest in a pressure bleeder for brakes too.

 

[blueseasons]

No. Did not bench bleed. Instructions didn't say to. Nothing else I read or the video I watched said to either. Though about it, but didn't. I'll have to wait till I can find a warm body to help me out.

 

[Konkordmusk]

No. Did not bench bleed. Instructions didn't say to. Nothing else I read or the video I watched said to either. Though about it, but didn't. I'll have to wait till I can find a warm body to help me out.

I think this post insinuates that you have a cold body laying around somewhere...

 

[blueseasons]

It Is MOST Important

To have the clutch peddle adjusted to the correct height, or you will never know if the system has been bled or not. Apparently I had the system bled and didn't know it. I had to re adjust the peddle height to receive the benefits of a new functioning clutch master.

Prior to installing the new one, I adjusted the new master rod side by side to the length of the old one. However that did not work although it made perfect sense. To short, Peddle to low.

Its all good now. Thank you for your time, experience and encouragement.