Moorzee Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Hiya, totally noob question but how would i get to the bleed nipple of slave cylinder? Is it a question of jack up front left of car and get underneath whilst missus presses the clutch pedal? thanks for any pointers.Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 On a Spitfire I think you pretty much have to take the tunnel cover off to get at the slave cylinder. I know I did on my Herald.Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Quoted from Nick Jones On a Spitfire I think you pretty much have to take the tunnel cover off to get at the slave cylinder. I know I did on my Herald.Nick For ease.....however you can get at it underneath whilst on a two post lift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Or make a 'door' in the tunnel like i did.. But still hard to bleed on a RHD one (LHD has the slave & pedal the same side, so easier bleed when you have a hole in the tunnel). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moorzee Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Cheers. So when trying to go down the tunnel off route i have taken passenger seat, this lets me lift back the carpet so i can see cover. Would i need to remove the support panel underneath the dash? It is a panel with four bolts at bottom and has radio placed in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Quoted from Moorzee Cheers. So when trying to go down the tunnel off route i have taken passenger seat, this lets me lift back the carpet so i can see cover. Would i need to remove the support panel underneath the dash? It is a panel with four bolts at bottom and has radio placed in it? Yep the H-frame needs to be removed.. a pain to get it back in and line up the bolts 😲 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moorzee Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Absolute arse of a job. No way can i get this "h frame" out. Whatever nut is behind the top two screws is just spinning and for the life of me i can't get a spanner on to stop. Think its gonna have to cost me a few bob, gonna have to send to a garage. What a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMPUS Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Quoted from Moorzee Absolute arse of a job. No way can i get this "h frame" out. Whatever nut is behind the top two screws is just spinning and for the life of me i can't get a spanner on to stop. Think its gonna have to cost me a few bob, gonna have to send to a garage. What a pain. Can't you get to the nut when you loosen the center section of the dash ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 7/16 spanner should get in there one way or another. Bit of a faff, but surely not impossible! Bear in mind alternative sized fixings may have been used, most often 6mm (10mm spanner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Quoted from cliftyhanger 7/16 spanner should get in there one way or another. Bit of a faff, but surely not impossible! Bear in mind alternative sized fixings may have been used, most often 6mm (10mm spanner) Small 1/4 drive ratchet/socket gets in thereWhilst out I retapped my four chassis rail blind bolt holes and converted to `bright` capscrews.Easier to undo/refit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusz Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 My experience of bleeding the slave cylinder without removing the tunnel cover is that it is a bleeding difficult job as there is hardly any room to get a spanner on to the bleed nipple and to then be able to undo it and keep the bleed pipe fitted as there is no space between the gearbox, slave cylinder and chassis rail. We managed it in the end. We did not try removing the tunnel cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nang Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 When I replaced the clutch some time ago I ran a pipe off the slave and mounted a bleed nipple on the firewall. Much easier to bleed this way. Since then I haven't needed to rebleed the clutch though. 😀Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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