Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
Subject:Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Installation Q:'s
From:Ben McCafferty
Date:Sat, 11 May 2002 08:23:25 -0600

You can get a tool for about $4 that clamps off the hose, making
draining/refilling unnecessary.  Just another way.
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> To prevent that, what I did first was drain enough fluid from the
> reservoir on the brake master cylinder to go below the clutch master
> cylinder line level. - I syphoned it out but there are other ways.
> You can put a drain hose on the bleeder valve and open it draining
> all you can.  You can also open the bleeder back on the slave
> cylinder and drain the entire system.