Re: Clutch Bleeding

[Mark <mconnor@frontiernet.net>]

Matt,

	I had a similar problem a while back on my 87-TQ.  My problem was my
power steering pump was leaking and that over time the oil reservior
would become low on fluid. The low level caused fluid from the brake
reservior to be siphoned off. Somehow the brake reservior and the power
steering reservior are tied together.  Don't ask me how. But until I
fixed the power steering pump my problem would not go away permanently
on the clutch.  I had to bleed it several times over the course of a
couple of months until I figured out what was going on. Your message did
not mention your clutch bleeding procedure. The best way, I have found,
to bleed the clutch is to have one person in the car that presses the
clutch to the floor, and a second person under the hood to due the
actual "bleeding".  While the clutch pedal is down, the person under the
hood opens the bleeder to release the air/fluid from the system.  Once
this step is complete close the bleeder and then release the clutch. 
Repeat this process several times.  Each time you perform these steps
the clutch should gain more and more resistance.  A couple of
repetitions should evacuate all the air from the hydraulic system. 

Good Luck  

Regards

Mark

'82 Audi 5K-S
'86 Audi 5K-CS
'87 Audi 5K-TQ
'90 Audi V8

Matt Martinsen wrote:
> 
> I can't seem to get my clutch bled properly. ('86 5KTQ)  I think air got
> introduced when I had to take off the fluid resevoir and hence the
> clutch hose.  I get the strange pedal feel that goes away after a couple
> pumps.  It feels like the pedal doesn't want to go all the way down, and
> then when pushed all the way down has a slight drag feel for the first 1
> or 2 inches.  This all goes away with pumping and it feels and works
> perfectly, and then the problem returns later down the road.  Sounds
> like air.  So, I've pressure bled it twice pumping more than a liter of
> fluid through and it feels the same.  Any tips on how the get that air
> out or, to the clutch experts, could it be something else?  (BTW the
> clutch has less than 15K miles)
> Thanks.
> -Matt Martinsen
> 
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