peter 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 can Anyone help me with bleeding an E36 3 Litre M3 clutch. I have pumped nearly a litre of fluid through the system and still cant get a pedal. Is there some secret to bleeding one of these, what am I doing wrong? Cheers Pete Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kerrynzl 3 Report post Posted July 31, 2006 A Litre? Are you still getting Air in the fluid? Are you sure it's not mechanical? Otherwise check the cylinders [both] & when you bleed it put grease around the bleed screw to stop air sucking back.[most clutches can be bled by gravity] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted July 31, 2006 So the fluid IS going through the system? How are you bleeding it exactly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2006 Hi Andrew i have used a vacuum bleeder on the slave cylinder to suck the fluid through and have seen the oil come through into the vacuum bottle, also tried the one man style with a tube off the slave cylinder into a bottle of oil and tried to pump it through with the pedal. The master cylinder did run out of oil at one stage and let air into the system. I have bleed heaps of brake and clutch systems previously but this one has me beat so far. Every thing is happening normal as far as bleeding goes so I dont understand why i dont get a pedal Pete Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted August 1, 2006 Would look at a possible master cylinder issue in that case. Sounds like your doing it right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
