How to Bleed a Honda Accord Clutch

Many people bleed their clutch by pumping the clutch pedal to move the air out through the bleeder on the slave cylinder. Bleeding a clutch this way will not get all the air out, because air naturally wants to go up. When you take your foot off the clutch, the air will rise back into the clutch line. Bleeding a clutch by pumping brake fluid through the bleeder screw will remove all air through the master cylinder at the top.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Pump style oil can
• Brake fluid
• 3 mm flex line
• 7 mm wrench
• Turkey baster

1. Suck the brake fluid from the brake fluid reservoir with a turkey baster. You want to get all the old brake fluid out of the line, because you are going to pump new brake fluid into it.

2. Fill a pump style oil can with brake fluid and attach a 3 mm flex line to the can. Pump brake fluid into the tube to get all the air out of the tube. Make sure the oil can is new. You do not want to pump old fluid or dirt particles into the clutch line.

3. Use a 7 mm wrench to open the bleeder screw on the slave cylinder, and slide the flex line tube over the bleeder screw.

4. Pump the can to move the brake fluid up the line and move the air out through the master cylinder. Pump until all the air is out. You will know when the air is out, because you will not see any more bubbles coming out in the brake fluid at the top of the master cylinder.

5. Close the bleeder screw and disconnect the line.

Resources

• Honda Owner's Manuals

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