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Old 03-17-2017, 04:46 AM   #12 (permalink)
JARblue
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I've had reasonable success bleeding the clutch with just a gravity bleed. Ranger method as much as possible, fill up master reservoir with new fluid, gravity bleed until master is almost empty, close bleeder valve, refill master, and pump clutch pedal (SLOWLY!) until pressure returns. It takes a while, but I can do it by myself.

I typically ask my wife (or helper) to help pump the clutch pedal while I'm down at the bleeder valve though - it's much faster than the gravity bleed process.

And yes, I can confirm there is no return line or clutch fluid circulation in the Z. Definitely want to do a bleed if the fluid is looking bad - dirty fluid can cause internal seals to fail (typically on the master).
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