How To Bleed The Clutch On A 2010 1.6 Petrol C3

[Robertps13drift]

Right, I have just replaced my clutch slave cylinder but I can work out how to bleed the clutch... There is a bleed nipple on the cylinder but I can see any way of opening and closing it.... I have tried pressing the clutch pedal loads thinking maybe it does is automatically but no luck...

 

Anyone did this before an can help?

 

Thank you

[Johndouglas]

I know nothing about C3's but normally to bleed, the nipple loosens about 1/2 a turn, then a plastic tube is pushed onto the nipple so that the fluid is pumped through into a jar

[john h]

I know nothing about C3's but normally to bleed, the nipple loosens about 1/2 a turn, then a plastic tube is pushed onto the nipple so that the fluid is pumped through into a jar

then turn the nipple back to the closed position before whoever is pressing the pedal lifts the pedal for the next stroke, keep checking the level of fluid in the master cylinder, don't let it empty or you will have to do it all again. 

[paul.h]

Hopefully this will have been sorted by now. I have found the bleed nipple on the slave cylinder needs opening a lot more than when doing a brake cylinder. Also sometimes pumping the pedal is not effective and that sucking the fluid through without touching the pedal works better. I use a Mityvac brake bleeder for this but maybe a large syringe could work.