joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 6y 9m 6d Posted 22/11/17 07:42 AM Share Posted 22/11/17 07:42 AM Hi guys want to bleed my clutch and run some new fluid on the weekend. Anyone know what size plastic tubing I need to fit nicely over the bleeder so I don’t end up with fluid in the bellhousing? (fg MKII Tr6060 standard clutch). Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,291 Member For: 16y 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 22/11/17 11:40 AM Share Posted 22/11/17 11:40 AM Unfortunately the bleeder is in such a spot that you're going to get fluid everywhere unless you already have a remote bleeder installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 6y 9m 6d Posted 23/11/17 06:57 AM Author Share Posted 23/11/17 06:57 AM Bugger. Ok thanks. No remote bleeder installed unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 6y 9m 6d Posted 23/11/17 07:33 AM Author Share Posted 23/11/17 07:33 AM So when they do it at Ford they just spill it everywhere or is there some trick to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,291 Member For: 16y 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/11/17 07:37 AM Share Posted 23/11/17 07:37 AM they either don't do it at all (which is basically what the service manual recommends, as it 'bleeds itself' via gravity bleeding, apparently)... or they have a specialised tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZYWALKER XR50T Gold Donating Members 2,795 Member For: 10y 11m 17d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 23/11/17 07:48 AM Share Posted 23/11/17 07:48 AM Worst design ever that bleeder. Well worth fitting the remote bleed kit if your likely to bleed it yourself later on. You can kinda bleed it by emptying the reservoir and refilling it with clean fluid, would take hours to get it clean and probably a have to press the clutch a million times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 6y 9m 6d Posted 23/11/17 07:51 AM Author Share Posted 23/11/17 07:51 AM Ok thanks for the info. Seems a remote bleeder is worth the investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,291 Member For: 16y 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/11/17 07:53 AM Share Posted 23/11/17 07:53 AM only if you're going to be removing the gearbox at time of purchase... because you need to have the gearbox out to install the remote bleeder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffa1 Member 143 Member For: 6y 9m 6d Posted 23/11/17 07:53 AM Author Share Posted 23/11/17 07:53 AM So is there any benefit in just extracting all the fluid from the reservoir with a syringe or whatever and putting in new fluid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,291 Member For: 16y 8d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 23/11/17 07:54 AM Share Posted 23/11/17 07:54 AM not really, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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