Best Clutch Bleeding Tool?

[david85]

No one tried to simply pump the clutch pedal?

 

[typ4]

Make sure the master is pumping, then push the pedal to the floor and hold it there for a couple minutes, slowly let it up, sit a bit then do it over and over till its bled, it takes some time for the air to rise up to the master , if you pump fast the air just moves back and forth in the system.
I have done this many time with great success.

 

[6 Nebraska IDIs]

Thanks Russ for the idea!
I looked under the dash to see if the master was recieving the entire thrust of the shaft and it wasnt. Someone at some point put a heim joint on the master shaft and the bushing attaching it to the clutch pedal pin was gone and the pin was worn about half way through. I fixed the pin, welded it up and made it like new, better than new actually. I hardened the pin after I had it all welded up and welded to the arm.
The clutch works so frickin nice now! Also fixed something else but check the brown truck thread for that update!

 

[sle2115]

Make sure the master is pumping, then push the pedal to the floor and hold it there for a couple minutes, slowly let it up, sit a bit then do it over and over till its bled, it takes some time for the air to rise up to the master , if you pump fast the air just moves back and forth in the system.
I have done this many time with great success.

That's exactly how my ex-ford service manager buddy does them. We were doing firewall kits every night there for a while 10 years or so ago, we must have put 1000 of them and half that many clutch master cylinders in and even though it took a while, it was quicker than fighting them otherwise. He had some expensive bleeding equipment too! I forgot all about doing them that way, thanks for reminding me!

 

[Brimmstone]

The bleeder in the first post is a copy of a phoenix bleeder. I've had one for several years now and it gets broken out for imports only now.