rg1642 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Hi all, I know the biting points seem to vary on clutches but after I recently changed the DMF, clutch & slave the biting point has literally been just off the floor and its very easy to stall. I pressure bled the system but compared to the other focus's in the house the pedal seems a little sloppy for the first few mm of travel. Do you think there may still be some air in there? How long should I let fluid run through from the pressure bleeder too? There were no bubbles coming out. Can air get trapped anywhere? ta Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I have not worked on one of these. I assume it has the modern concentric type of slave cylinder. I have read many reports of bleeding these being problematic and people saying it needs to be reverse bled (pumping fluid in via the bleed nipple). I am not sure if that is what you meant by pressure bled. apologies if that is what you have already done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I prefer to vacuum bleed now. The last focus clutch I bled I done it in less than a minute and around 400-500ml of fluid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rg1642 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Yay it is one of the 'in the bell housing' concentric slaves. Used a Sealey pressure bleeder from the reservoir. Looking at the system the bleed nipple is obviously above the slave so it would appear gravity has some place in the bleed. I don't see an obvious reason why bleeding from the back up would make any difference but I may try it just in case :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyd1 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I had this after a clutch change on my old 56 plate tdci after about a week it normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rg1642 Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 14 hours ago, mikeyd1 said: I had this after a clutch change on my old 56 plate tdci after about a week it normal This has stayed the same for months now. Drivable but just want to know about the sloppy pedal. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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