Service Adjustment Procedure: Bleeding
WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.
Whenever the clutch tube, the clutch hose, and/or the clutch master cylinder have been removed, or if the clutch pedal is spongy, bleed the system.
CAUTION:
Use the specified fluid. Avoid mixing different brands of fluid.
Specified fluid: SAE J1703 (DOT 3 or DOT 4)
Concentric slave cylinder air bleeding procedure
- After disconnecting a cap from the concentric slave cylinder air bleeder, insert a vinyl hose in the plug.
- Loosening the plug screw, press and release the clutch pedal about 10 times.NOTE:
Hold the air bleeder body not to rotate with a spanner (A). The holding is needed when the plug loosened or tightened.
- Tighten the plug (B) during the clutch pedal pressed. Afterwards, raise the pedal with a hand.
Tightening torque :
(B) 24.5~28.4N.m (2.5~2.9kgf.m, 18.1~21.0lb-ft)
- After pressing the clutch pedal 3 times more, loosen the plug and retighten it with the pedal pressed. Raise it again, then.
- Repeat the step 4 two or three times. (until there is no bubble in the fluid)
CAUTION:
- Do not clamp the pipe of a concentric slave cylinder.
- Be careful not to damage O-rings.