Clutch bleeding

[Gibbo]

Refitted my clutch lever and master cylinder today, been bleeding for bloody ages, but can't see the push rod moving at all, any advice please?

Ok I have just changed my clutch line and had the same problem. what i did to get them bleed was to back feed through the brake nipple with a large syringe  until all the air bubbles had gone and then went back to bleeding it the nominal way. sorry you will need  two syringes one to suck out the reservoir.

[V_i_c_i]

One small tip. Much better is fill brakes and clutch from bottom through bleeder screw via syringe. After that is not almost to bleed. 

[Siggy79]

Does anyone know the banjo bolt size and thread pitch, the thread is stripped in mastercylinder, keeps letting in a small amount of air, hence my bleeding troubles.....

Need to Helicoil..

[seth]

hiya siggy
a helicoil wont help as it won't seal due to the way they work

hopefully you can pick up one online somewhere ebay ect

good luck

seth

[gsxbarmy]

Does anyone know the banjo bolt size and thread pitch, the thread is stripped in mastercylinder, keeps letting in a small amount of air, hence my bleeding troubles.....

Need to Helicoil..

As a temp fix you could try wrapping some plumbers white tape around the thread (if you do be careful that it ONLY goes on the thread, any "loose" bids could foul the fluid way) - but as Seth says I think you need a new master cylinder. Unless someone on here has one then eBay is your friend.....

[lawrie]

hiya siggy
a helicoil wont help as it won't seal due to the way they work

hopefully you can pick up one online somewhere ebay ect

good luck

seth

You CAN use a helicoil actually, so long as to ditch the copper sealing washers & replace using dowty-washers, these are far superior anyway as they were designed for high pressure hydraulics.
I use them everywhere a copper washer is used, great for sumps plugs for instance.

[V_i_c_i]

Helicoil + loctite thread glue works great.

[Siggy79]

Sorted my clutch  went to goodridge, they machined a slightly longer banjo bolt also picked up some dowty washers, put the master cylinder back together no leaks, removed Asv lever as noticed even when open the lever had closed the piston slightly making bleeding a nightmare, filled reservoir removed air, attached lever and pumped, all good now.

Thanks for all the advice.

Goodridge didnt charge which was nice!

[ARH]

Wow...Great service Siggy 

[Del]

Glad to hear you got it sorted fella 

[seth]

result
glad its all finally sorted

[Mick_J]

Good job 

[gsxbarmy]

Excellent, well done Siggy - and well done Goodridge too, in the past they've been very helpful to me at no charge so I think a big plaudit for them too is in order!