Why cant I get my clutch to bleed?

Michael, I was in the same boat. Just recently re-bled the clutch on my 348. I heard you have to jack up the rear of the car for air bubbles to move in the right direction (??), and don't waste your time with the two-man method. Get a power bleeder or a air pressure bleeder (i picked mine up at Kragen for ~50$).

 

Im not sure i understand your question totally Mike. You have clutch fluid coming out of the bleed nipple, when you bleed the clutch slave cylinder,but............ you cannot get any gears with the clutch pedal depressed?? Is that what you are saying??

 

When i did my clutch 2 months ago,i had to bleed the clutch,because i removed the salve body,and we did the 2 man bleed method,without a hitch. Without jacking the car up also. I first crakced the bleed nipple on the side of the pumpkin and let it "gravity bleed" by itself. It took around 2 mins for the fluid to come through,then done a simple pump and bleed (6 times) and it was perfect.

 

I had exactly the same problem a year ago with my '90 348 (whats' your serial number) after doing major service. I could get absolutely no pedal pressure. I worked with it for an hour then gave up and slept on it overnight. The next day I tried again but this time, with a tube connected to the bleed nipple into a jar half full of fluid, I pumped hard and fast about 20 - 50 times and suddenly it all worked - the pedal pressure came back all of a sudden as it seemed to "prime itself." Nothing but black fluid for a few minutes, then nice and clear. Not a problem since.

Bob

 

Presure is the only way to do it. You can sit there all day doing it with your foot and angling the car but the only way I found effective was to pressurize the system.

I am sure its possible the other way I was just to impatient to wait.

 

Black hydraulic fluid usually means the rubber hose(s) are beginning to break down. You might want to check that out.

 

That's funny...do what I did I have both! Anyway I was the inventor of the tilted ass method of bleeding. It works two man 100% of the time. You get more pressure two man with the foot than you can with pressure bleeders. Problem is many people open the pumkin bleeder too much. This is a crappy corse thread that lets air in when you bleed as well as the throwout anular bearing trapping air high in the system.