Call the little Mrs, of course.

Had to snap a pic of her in action. For the life of me, I couldn't get the nuts back on the studs while replacing the clutch master cylinder. 2 minutes later, she had them on.



Now if I can just figure out how to get the system bled! Tried the one-man bleeder pump for entirely too long with no results. Time to spend some time with the ol' search feature....

 

smash my hands with a hammer and try to bend them into position before the pain overwhelms me

 

Did you "bench" bleed it before hooking up the slave cylinder line?

 

No, put it in "dry". Starter still hanging, so pulling the slave would be easy enough. Forgive the moronic question, but will it make a significant difference to bench bleed the slave?

 

I've never personally had to do it, thankfully, but every master cylinder (brakes or clutch) install I've read about says bench bleeding the master will make bleeding the rest of the system a thousand times easier.

Normal bench bleeding is done with the master in a vice, fill the reservoir with fluid, run a line back into itself, and pump it by hand. Since our cars don't have a stand alone reservoir, it has to be done in the car (not a problem). Just disconnect the slave line, hook up a hose to the output back into the brake reservoir, and bleed it until theres no more air. Then you can hook up the slave and continue bleeding.

 

What bleeder pump are you using? A Motive power bleeder? Is the front of the car on the ground, with the *** in the air? I have a Motive bleeder you can borrow if you're still in the Springs.

 

Let the lady do the nut-handling.

 

 

I used to joke that's why I wanted kids - their hands can reach into small places!

 

That'd be great! I'll take you up on that. Won't have the time to get back to it until Sunday, though. If you PM me your contact info I'll get with you to coordinate a time to swing by and pick it up.

Thanks!

 

PM sent EJ.

 

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No question, some M/C's just won't ever pump right without the bench bleed first. You can substitute a piece of hose filled with fluid for the reservoir, or rig a temporary reservoir, to do it on the bench (vise).

 

Hey, Thirgenbird, is that a wedding photo or yours? Not only is it classic, but I have the same wheels. Good shot.

 

Casey got married recently and those are his pics

There's a thread on it somewhere...