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re: clutch bleeder nipple
- Subject: re: clutch bleeder nipple
- From: Bob Sutterfield <Bob@xxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 11:06:27 -0600
Alex Fadeev wrote:
> Michel Drainville wrote:
> > PS. One fellow suggested me to check my clutch travel,
> > may be there was some air trapped in the system.
>
> The hydraulic clutch is filled with brake fluid.
> I am not sure about the E30s, but on E36 cars there
> is another brake fluid bleeder nipple at the clutch.
On my E30 and on my E28, the clutch slave bleeder nipple is accessible on
the left side of the transmission. I have never bled it the old-fashioned
way by pumping the brake or clutch pedal, but it's as simple as the brakes
with a pressure bleeder.
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Bob Sutterfield
'87 E30 325iS http://bmwe30.net #1129
'88 E28 535iS http://m535i.org #154
BMWCCA #169277 Rocky Mountain Chapter
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