hyd clutch vnl

there are two ways of bleeding

1. like on car - pumping down

2. Other - use old pump from bicycle, fill it with fluid and pump fluid up

 

If you unbolt from tranny and zip tie it so bleeder is at top it will bleed just like brakes

 

Hey Lames,how about bleeding new master cylinder.never have any luck.

 

Yeah I fill them up loosen the bleeder and like I said get bleeder valve to the top on Volvo have to unbolt and hang upside down one I get fluid dripping out don't let it run empty fill it put cap on and bleed it like u would brakes and refill bleed again should be good

 

Im having an issue with my master cylinder. Tried all methods possible, but cant manage to get the master cylinder to pump fluid. It creates a good vacuum, but barely any fluid goes thru, and the clutch has no stiffness at all. The slave cylinder is bled, and full of fluid however. If you know a way to fix this, let me know

 

use handpump to push fluid from underneeth, through slave cylinder bleeding valve.

 

It will help

 

On Volvo 1998 there two possibility for the slave cylinder, the first version have an vertical slave cylinder the second version is horizontal ?
The vertical cylinder have the bleed fitting at the bottom then you have to remove it from the braket and turn it upside down to bleed it.
The recommanded method from Volvo is use an electrical pump (universel winshield washer fluid pump can do the job) and with a hose from the pump and connected to the bleed fitting on the slave cylinder push the (brake oil) from the bleed to the reservoir, when the reservoir is full close the bleed fitting and your system is bleed.
Note: If the pump is not able to push oil upward check if the spring is not broke on the clutch pedal, make sure the clutch pedal is full upward stroke before the process.
For the linkage adjustement with a vertical cylinder the threaded rod should past the yoke by 8mm (by memory).
Hope this can help, let me know what type of cylinder you have .
Ben