FASTEST WAY TO BLEED YOUR CLUTCH. HSG EP. 5-14

[@JonTorney]

OK for those of you with clutch issues... I'll share my story to maybe help because it always helps when I come across something relating to my situation at the time. I have a 2006 Civic Si with nearly 150k on it. About two years ago I had to get the clutch master Cylinder replaced (didn't realize I could have done it myself at the time). Anyway, I doubt the shop took much time to actually effectively bleed the system before turning the car back over to me. Right off the bat performance was erratic, but it slowly stabilized, hard pedal, soft pedal, rough mornings, cold affecting the performance, gear grinds.... etc. It culminated this year with what I thought was a failure of the system completely. Winter really kicked in and suddenly it was soft again, then nothing, no gear shifting whatsoever, totally soft. I figured right away that either the master failed uncharacteristically soon or it had to be the slave since it was never changed out. No leaks whatsoever but the fluid reservoir had been mysteriously draining. I kept filling and pumping to get it going until it just plain failed. I used the pump method to get it home and then some google searches talked about erratic clutching and the effects of properly bleeding the system. Then this video. I figured what the hell, lets give it a try. And what do you know.... I can attest that this works so if you are on the fence just do it. It's a bitch to get at my relief valve but I let it trickle for a good 20 minutes and had to at times pump the clutch to get the flow up while adding fluid. All I can say is don't give up, my pedal is solid now.

[@JonTorney]

Annnnd.... last evening I got the dreaded pop and floor drop that signifies the master cylinder is toast. It was the clutch losing fluid after all.... The garage I used must have bought the crappiest parts they could find of course. This is why I do not trust other people touching my car. Now I have to take it all apart again.

[@JonTorney]

Update: pulled the old master cylinder out and it was missing one of the three bolts that hold it together. Solves the mystery of where the fluid went... Anyway, stay away from Exedy products (MC569), they fail, and apparently in the same way nearly every time. Amazon has the reviews to prove it. The garage I trusted put the worst possible part they could get for the absolute cheapest price they cold get, re-affirming my feelings of never letting anyone touch my car. I installed a Genuine Honda 46925-TA0-A02 master, and the car shifts like I just bought it new now. 3,000% better, case closed, lesson learned.

[@ThrowyaXup]

How often did you have to pump the clutch while doing this?

[@davidwest951]

"This clutch feels like shit!" I love it

[@MrImhighoffmusic]

Instructions were not clear enough hand got stuck in the fuel tank

[@jpmking9635]

got to turn your screen 90 degrees and watch it again

[@justintothetruth]

MrImhighoffmusic I don’t know if it’s my pride and ego or I hate to admit it maybe a lil envy but when someone’s comments have a lot of likes I’m less likely to like it even if it’s good. BUT THEN SOMETIMES ITS SO GOOD IT BREAKS THROUGH ALL THAT AND I WANT HIT LIKE. NO NOT EVEN CARING THAT IVE BECOME JUST ONE OF MANY(you know like with some of my ex’s. Feels good to get that of my chest

[@CyberBrySkyNet]

oh my

[@R6_Leo]

gfys

[@nthabiiiieee]

Lol u didn't see the tank😂

[@tishku8885]

Omg. Working on my 2007 Honda Accord for 4 days. Was pretty frustrated with my 'clutch feels like shit' clutch. Was in a pretty bad mood. Looked for fastest way to bleed the clutch. This video made my day! Laughed my arse off. Thanks for the directions on the gravity bleed. Yup, it's fast and works!

[@ScubaSteve-ch3oj]

Bro, that skit was me exactly. Bled my clutch come to find out my slave cylinder was clogged. I removed the bleeder valve, pressed the clutch pedal five times and it came all over my headers. After that I topped of the reservoir, allowed it to flow until almost empty, topped it back off and shut the valve. And just like that the clutch is back in the game. "clutch feel gud." Thanks dude. HSG is the shit!!!!

[@kwilson187]

This worked for me however after starting at the slave cylinder for 5 min and nothing was coming out, I had to pump the pedal 2-3 to get it going, then it started flowing and worked perfectly. Thanks!

[@duaneb.1357]

The action ,the adventure, the drama! Good stuff right there.

[@ejdemon981]

cocaine's a hell of a drug

[@86fierose]

fuck yo clutch n***a!

[@martinaguilar33]

Sure is😂😂

[@justintothetruth]

ej demon no you have to stay to close to the mirror

[@DrivenFilmsPhotography]

Dude that was funny lmao. "why's this clutch feel like shit?!?" lmao. great video man

[@shurlancharles6344]

you my friend is a genius have a mkiv supra did a get vvti swap 3 years ago after that slave cylinder went put in a new one car wouldn't go into gear after beggin my friends for years to help no one did so today I decided to go to youtube and check how to looked at many and yours was the simplest tired it and boom I am getting all my gears even drove it thank you my friend

[@Man_One]

WORKED LIKE A CHARM .....tried it this morning and took like 10min awesome video

[@MegaBobtube]

Hey readers, believe in this guy if I were you. I followed his advise and I owe him a lot! My Honda Civic DX 1997 is now fix and the shifting of gears is sooooooooo smoooooooth!!! I would love to treat this guy to his favorite restaurant. At first I followed EricTheCarGuy, doing his close the bleeder, push the pedal, open the bleeder, pull the pedal, and this didn't work for me. I tried this method three times but it was frustrating. But with gravity bleeding, I just bleed it for less than three minutes, ALAS!!! my car is back to normal... I love Mr. Honda Street Garage... follow his method cuz it is worth it.

[@chrismesser8819]

MegaBobtube hey was you clutch to the floor and did this fix it

[@iiWNMii]

Clutch was stuck to the floor before this video. Thanks dude.

[@gregtudanca.]

What was your car?

[@kevingarnet6822]

Stuck floored no pressure? That fixed it?

[@iiWNMii]

@@kevingarnet6822 yeah my Honda Element's clutch had no pressure until I followed the steps in this tutorial.

[@kevingarnet6822]

@@iiWNMii nice gonna try it out... everything was fine yesterday and then I couldn’t shift had to rev up and push hard on shifter ... this morning clutch pedal just went dumb... gonna try this rn thanks

[@bradclem6226]

Thanks dood!👍 now I don’t need the Ol’lady to pump the clutch along with the mouth.😡

[@kristopherhasenbuhler5393]

Bro. Same lol😂😂😂🤣🤣😅🤣

[@Eg1_cochi]

Tbh 💀💀

[@pastortonsils]

Dealing with that exact thing right now 🤦🏼‍♂️😪

[@JohnSmith-xx1lx]

Lmao

[@jacobneely4309]

Lol the ol'lady part is what I was dreading

[@chriscarey1096]

Thanks. Helped out a lot. Didn't know you could bleed the gravity way. Saved me a ton of time instead of waiting on my dip shit lagger friends to show up and help. 1996 4runner.

[@staycurious3954]

What did you just call me Chris?! I’m letting Chuck and Trevor know how you feel about us! 😢

[@chriscarey1096]

@@staycurious3954 no idea what you’re talking about but hope it works out for ya bud. Stay groovy.

[@roshanstaudenbaur9907]

Lol

[@stonesthrow420]

Im a mechanic and I watch your channel just for the humor, although you make solid videos that help many people work on their cars. Especially when they are yelling.."Why does this clutch feel like shit ?" LOL

[@marwanahmed317]

I can't thank you enough mate. I fucked up my clutch while bleeding it alone and sucked lots of air in and it wasn't coming of the floor. I spent hours trying to let the air out but I gues there was somewhere where more air keeps coming in. I gave up and was almost crying on my driveway 😂. Then I watched your video. I took off the bleeder valve and kept topping the reservoir for 30 minutes and voila it feels as good as ever now.

[@ellefson9576]

I’d just like to thank you, for making this vid saving me money (16yrs old) my dad wouldn’t help me but came up and walked away also it was only -20 degrees out here in wi

[@stonesthrow420]

Im a mechanic and I watch your channel just for the humor, although you make solid videos that help many people work on their cars. Especially when they are yelling.."Why does this clutch feel like shit !!" LOL

[@gbjl26]

best intro yet, you are finding your groove for sure. thumbs up

[@ErwinSchrodinger64]

Got dammit not only is this informative but hilarious. The faces, the remarks, and the insanity... oh myyyyyyyyyyyy...... "oh yea , that clutch feels gooodddd... that's a good clutch!"

[@joshware9793]

Really helped with my 1996 porche 911. Thanks Honda Street. 🎉

[@krazybubba2579]

Nice. Never thought I’d be laughing at a bleeding fluid video lol. Hahahaha great video Mark Edit**. Your the man I appreciate the hearted comment. I watch a informative funny video 3 years after you made it and 20 minutes later you heart my comment. Congratulations on all your success your doing awesome job. Love the jdm front integra you got now 😍😍 thanks for all the great videos

[@randomrebuilds]

The customer example is epic!

[@gagemotorsports1074]

This is a great way to get the old fluid out and put new fluid in. Thank you guys so much I have a 97 Civic EX 2-door Coupe with a JDM type r in it LSD transmission maybe 70,000 miles on the motor I am a big fan

[@mrsemifixit]

Can you use this method when replacing a slave cylinder?

[@Carter_Moody]

Changed my clutch and it felt weird afterwards. Thought bleeding it would help. Turns out I forgot to torque down the slave cylinder LOL. Drove 100 miles like that. The bleed helped. Took me about 20 min and it really starts dripping slow towards the end. Thanks!

[@wombatonsteroids]

I think your customer may have been on drugs.

[@questionurworld8081]

newpa1n i like drugs

[@claraabian4279]

newpa1n

[@chuckpipe160]

i am that customer

[@themarchhare1376]

A good customer would share, possibly for a 10% discount.......

[@sirbader1]

No way dude, quickly and fastly? To what do I owe this honor?

[@firefoxmoz]

Do you have the clutch pedal depressed when you do this? Or just leave it up?

[@kwacz]

on my truck the most affective way i found was to open the bleeder screw and press the clutch (with the bleeder open it stays on the floor) then close the bleeder screw. pull the clutch up by hand and open the bleeder again. press clutch to floor. close bleeder screw ...... repeat this about 6 times and done! its easier with a second person to work the clutch but ive done it by myself. Even if you run the system dry it will work.

[@andrewnyynyj]

THANK YOU! HELPED ME OUT A TON! My 2010 Si is now back on the road!

[@pedroramirez2215]

I think it was clear, informative and fun, gr8 job guys, keep it up👍🏻

[@junrowdy]

how can you dislike such a precious video?..

[@muttonhead7739]

Does the clutch pedal have to be up or down for this to work please?

[@MarkVll]

Yeah much better video than most made me laugh definitely easier to watch than the rest awesome job guys!!

[@josephnorcalusa1710]

Helpful information, thank you for sharing !

[@JomsF]

1:59 take my money bro..!! Gooodd clutch... Nice yoh!

[@TheZetaConnection]

thanks mate, just did cluch bleed on teenagers car, went easy , cheers

[@JesusRodriguez-xf6op]

Thanks a lot man. Straight to the point with some laughs.

[@briandimascio3624]

Lol voiceover made me laugh. Awesome!😎

[@ChristianLikesFootball]

So you leave the valve opened the entire process and just top up the reservoir? Don't you need to close the valve, pump the clutch and at the last pump leave it pressed then release the valve again?

[@danielceron6271]

Thanks for great vid. Question. Does car have to be raised ok stands for this procedure to work? Or doesn’t matter. Thanks

[@JekyllandHyde65]

Just finished doing this in front of my apartment building. Let the lines sort themselves out with the fluid while waving to passing neighbors and drinking a beer.

[@tonnchai]

"Nice clutch man" was fckin hilarious in the car. Definitely have to try this bleeding technique

[@Carter_Moody]

Worked for a bit, clutch went from soft to not-so-soft. However after a little driving it went soft again. I think I need to replace the Master/Slave cylinder. What do you think?

[@Carter_Moody]

Update: In my case I had a failed Master Cylinder. Replaced Master and Slave and Line and things are good again

[@bronniesboy]

Hi which vehicle was this you were working on?

[@Konlive42]

Much better instruction.It was so clear

[@jsrebuilds3951]

Thanks Mark, this really helped.

[@minecraftmaster6582]

I have issue with my 2007 accord when the car is of the gears go in but ones the motor is on they dont want to go in i need help?

[@bronniesboy]

Hi did your clutch fluid become clear at the top up reservoir, still looked a bit dark. Will it work on a Honda Accord Accord tsx 2009?

[@cammerontheasby7209]

Replaced the slave on my 65 plate Fiat 500, no problems for a month then “clutch feels like shit” came back.. is this the best thing to do? Garages have been pissing me around!! Thanks ❤️

[@BruceLee-xp5fc]

Do you have to do this after a clutch change

[@ammardrain6315]

i swear you make a vid for everything i encounter with my ride, keep it up love honda street garage

[@paulfrazier6950]

tried the pump and hold BS several times with no luck,did this and in 5 minutes I was up and running

[@purpledoge4466]

Love that my clucth works from the brake master cylinder.

[@jasonjambard6913]

Hey man I have aToyota tacoma 2008 and my clutch and my brakes share the same reservoir so I probably shouldn't try a gravity bleed or should I bleed like I've always bleeded breaks

[@all4runner316]

U should be in the Gran Turismo/Forza Tuning section. ❤️👌

[@nickredds9440]

some cars clutch feeds off the break resiviour, my crapbalt with the ecotec for instance, when i first had to check my clutch fluid i was real confused till i saw a little line going to the clutch frm th break resiviour. cobalts are some weird cars. id emagine all the ecotec vehicles like the hhr, satern ion, pontiac g5, chevy aveo, and deff the cavalier, possibly likely that the cruze is like that too.

[@purpledoge4466]

Cheaper to replace whole break master cylinder.

[@sugargraham6868]

I sure hope you continue making videos you are dope dude ty

[@luisb3374]

Hilarious!! And extremely helpful!! A win-win!! Thank you!! 👍😃

[@TheBrownGarage]

good tip for solo clutch bleed

[@muttonhead7739]

Saint Patrick's day, in Ireland. Just fitted a new master cylinder. Wish me luck!

[@srarcade]

I tried this method but was not getting anywhere. So I added a 1 man brake bleeder from harbor freight to the mix. Trick was to let it ooze UP into the catch, press in the clutch to the floor where it would stick, then close the bleeder then pull back the peddle. Bam! Got some pressure, just had to repeat 4x.

[@danielgardzina6982]

great video. thanks bro

[@KevinMartinez-nh7qx]

hahah thanks bro you helped me with my 240sx! thanks bro! funny stuff!💖 definately suscribed

[@billoddiea]

HUUUGE help. Thanks ever so much.

[@citydemo5701]

I did this on a bench, hooked it back up to car after. and now my clutch pedal is a soft and doesn't engage?

[@balloney2175]

I like the embedded comedy. I just hope this will work after doing push-pull and open-close bleeder crap.

[@mikeharris8365]

What about the 96 Ford Ranger? Got any ideas on how to bleed those without taking the lines and master cylinder out of truck?

[@anthonyta2014]

Thanks man I was replacing my clutch master cylinder and this help a lot in bleeding all the air from the cylinder.

[@LeaperChad7]

Thanks dude. Hope this is the SIMPLE issue not the CMC assembly. Looks simple

[@chadarico6748]

hands down you guys are great

[@michaelstrother9886]

What the helll!! That was hilarious, ya'll need to write skits for Saturday Night live. I now need a T-shirt with a black & white honda civic logo & underneath it "Ohh baby, that's sum good clutch,"

[@bigmont6309]

This is super great info! Although, I replaced my master cylinder and the other cylinder and I tried this but no fluid is leaving the reservoir at all! Even with me pumping it. Now I don’t know what to do and I’ve been working on this project the past week. Think you can give me some advice?

[@bigmont6309]

I was really looking for some advice

[@kaneradcliffe5804]

Did you bleed the master cylinder first? If that's got air in it it wont make it to the slave cylinder

[@mpgomatic]

I just replaced the master & slave in my HX. Used a fluid extractor to bleed it. 👍🏻

[@bikolanser7941]

You really came in clutch😂

[@raymarshall4809]

this is too funny, love this channel.

[@roadworthy6901]

Just LMAO, good stuff.

[@salvatoredelira2350]

Road Worthy yeah it was funny 😄

[@rq38hq55]

My bleeder one slave valve faces up Ford F-250 will it still work ?

[@Assertiveman]

Thank you for your knowledge

[@MarstaJNZ]

Can you get someone to pump the clutch while doing this method to speed it up while it drips

[@reymundmabalot9718]

would this get rid of air in the master cylinder?

[@jayers79]

My cars clutch shares the master with the brakes. Will this still work for me?

[@dalbeasy]

Please help. My clutch was a bit spongey and sometimes would not engage reverse on the first try.. I knew the fluid was dirty so yesterday I decided to bleed+fill with fresh fluid. I tried the 'pump the clutch' method with a friend and thanks to miscommunication it didn't go well. Clutch ended up touching floor with no pressure or spring to it whatsoever... I went back online and learned about the gravity bleed method, did it today and all the dirty fluid and air bubbles did flush through. Now I have clean dot3 in the system but still the clutch is right to the floor.. I try to pump it by hand but nothing.. I tried prying open the arm near the master cylinder but it won't stay open. What do you do if there is nice clean fluid, but the clutch is just sitting on the floor?

[@soarer209]

What if I just swapped my transmission and slave cylinder from another car and idk how long everything has been sitting in it? Will this still work or do I drain it completely??

[@ThrowyaXup]

Do you have to pump the clutch pedal at all while doing this?

[@chantreasing2836]

Just tried it and it works like a charm!

[@soniacowan9514]

Honda st garage, I laughed me socks off, good job guys.

[@fasteddie389]

Your method works. Thank you.

[@rickc1898]

Awesome video. Great customer lol

[@tjam4229]

I fucked-up. I noticed my clutch “felt like shit” in my 2006 Honda Civic Si. Looked like reservoir was full from viewing thru plastic, but it was just stain. No visible fluid left when I opened lid!! I assume air now in system. Will gravity filling/draining now eliminate any air that may have gotten into system if I keep reservoir filled while waiting for clear fluid at other end?

[@djzyx]

Does this method work for the v6 3.5L Honda engines?

[@ms.london3168]

What if there is a leak from the clutch line after slave and master cylinder has been replaced and the hose.

[@Trenchboi69]

My 94 civic clutch is like stucc to the floor I have to use my hand for it to go bacc up all the way, will this help me? I know it’s easier to just try it but no video specifically ties those issues together and no leaks

[@cesartrex1870]

I don't even have a clutch and I loved the video 😂😂

[@KtownTaco-offroad]

I have resorted to rewatching old videos... make new videos !! much love, and good vibes, happy new year!

[@kristogrulke2183]

Nice video man I enjoyed that.. education and comedy... Did you have the clutch pedal pushed in when you did this??? I have just replaced a slave and am having trouble getting all the air out!! I'm going to try this method tomorrow morning but not sure if you had the clutch pedal in or not? Cheers bro

[@monicasmith102]

My clutch line either popped off or broke off not super sure but my clutch pressure was gone I was driving then I went to go into 2nd and it went all the way to the floor stuck then no pressure but It's soo compacted in I can't hardly see anything so I am not sure if the line broke or if it just popped off help please

[@gagemotorsports1074]

you guys are awesome, now I don't need my wife to pump the clutch!!!