I am finally tackling this wheel cylinder replacement and will be
bleeding the system later today, assuming all else goes well.   Got the
drum off on Monday, so that part is done.  It was relatively easy thanks
to the specific tips I had gotten on how to do this, both from the
archives and replies to my post.  But I did use a small 3# sledge from
the beginning and struck the drum as instructed.

In some of the posts I found, bleeding the clutch slave was included as
part of the sequence, although Bentley doesn't mention it, pp. 47.8 and
47.8a.  It would seem logical to do this.

However, I have a question on the sequence.  The one post I found that
gave a sequence said to do the slave after the RR and before the LR.
However, it seems that it should be the last thing as it gets is fluid
from the upper part of the reservoir and through its own tubing, not
something shared with the rear brakes. (Design to keep the brakes from
failing immediately if the slave goes out IIRC.)  Also it seems that you
would get the cleanest fluid in it by doing it last.

But, I have never done brake work before.  I have R&R the slave cylinder
several times and bled that additionally after a clutch change.

So, maybe I am missing something.  Or, maybe either way would work just
fine as long as you don't leave air bubbles in there.

Thanks in advance.

Sam

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Sam Walters
Baltimore, MD

89 Syncro GL
85 Westy Weekender
84 Vanagon, original owner, soon to be retired, just too many problems

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