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Saab: 1988 saab clutch, hydraulic clutch, clutch pedal


Question
clutch pedal goes to the floor no fluid in reservior how do i
bleed clutch slave clynder

Answer
David:
 First, may I ask, have you determined what caused the fluid leakage and corrected it? It is most likely the slave cylinder which is quite a complicated repair/replace , requiring  special tools and some significant effort.
 Assuming you have done that, to bleed the hydraulic clutch, you will need to open the bleed valve at the slave cylinder, fill the combination brake/clutch reservoir with brake fluid, and pressurize the cylinder to 5 psi in order to force brake fluid completely through the system and out the bleeder thus effectively bleeding it.

 Feel free to contact me for more details as you progress with the work.
   Hope this helps,
                   Jerry