Can an idiot bleed a clutch?

1.8 ES 5dr late 2000

Yep, the idiots me and the clutch has just been replaced along with new slave/master. Very juddery in 1st/2nd when warm and occasionally difficult to get into all gears. It's becoming a bit of a pain to drive, specially in slow moving traffic etc. Clutch was all lubed up fine and I've lubed up the external slave/master bits and the in/out rod bearing bit. One of the gear linkage bars has some slight play and is about to be replaced, that may cause the gear selecting problems but would it cause the juddering?

From general searching around it seems bleeding the new clutch is a possible solution? But can an idiot bleed a clutch!?

Ta

It's not really possible to bleed the 1.8 clutch as it's a sealed system. Clutch judder is normally associated with a dry release bearing slide or sticking splines. It can also be caused by a damaged flywheel friction surface or fauly cover or driven plate and sometimes worn or soft lower tie bar bushes

Have you got a Haynes workshop manual?

fishlander said:

Have you got a Haynes workshop manual?

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He's trying to repair it not wreck it

Nodge68 said:

It's not really possible to bleed the 1.8 clutch as it's a sealed system. Clutch judder is normally associated with a dry release bearing slide or sticking splines. It can also be caused by a damaged flywheel friction surface or fauly cover or driven plate and sometimes worn or soft lower tie bar bushes

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Ok cheers Nodge, so it shouldn't be the drive bearing or splines because that's all been lubed up. Mechanic was clued up with all that. So I'm guessing and hoping the soft lower tie bar bushes or driven plate (whatever they are) maybe a lot cheaper than anything to do with any flywheel problems?

fishlander said:

Have you got a Haynes workshop manual?

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No not yet

Cooter said:

No not yet

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It would be well worth you getting one,as it helps with all fault finding,I just got one for mine!!lol:behindsofa:

Soloby Rob said:

He's trying to repair it not wreck it

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They don't tell you everything I know,but they do point you in the right direction!!!:your_wrong:

Soloby Rob said:

He's trying to repair it not wreck it

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fishlander said:

They don't tell you everything I know,but they do point you in the right direction!!!:your_wrong:

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So even Haynes suggest burning it

Soloby Rob said:

So even Haynes suggest burning it

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just checked and that's not in my Haynes manual



must be the TD4 models only

Freelaner said:

just checked and that's not in my Haynes manual



must be the TD4 models only

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Is yours a 1.8 or 2.5?

fishlander said:

Is yours a 1.8 or 2.5?

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it doesn't make any difference

Freelaner said:

it doesn't make any difference

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So they are both ****e!!!!:behindsofa:,TD4s rule.

see post #10

Freelaner said:

see post #10

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:amen:

fishlander said:

:amen:

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durdy doozler

Freelaner said:

durdy doozler

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Freelaner said:

just checked and that's not in my Haynes manual



must be the TD4 models only

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Nope :your_wrong: