Hydraulic clutch system - bleed air
- Make
- Alfa Romeo
- Model
- 159 Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 2005–2011
- Section
- New vehicles and maintenance › Hydraulic clutch system - bleed air
HYDRAULIC CLUTCH SYSTEM - BLEED AIR
- Remove the brake/clutch fluid reservoir cap and connect suitable equipment to the reservoir.
- Remove the protective plug and connect the bleed recovery device (pipe and reservoir) to the clutch hydraulic actuator.
- Open the bleed valve on the clutch hydraulic actuator.
- Open the fluid reservoir tap slowly.
- Wait for all the air in the clutch release hydraulic system to escape completely.
- Close the bleed valve on the clutch slave cylinder and refit the protective cap in its seat.
- Remove the collection device.
- Remove the bleed equipment.
- Check that the cluch disengages and that the gears engage properly.
- Check the fluid level in the brake-clutch reservoir is correct.
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