How To Pressure Bleed Brakes and Clutch

#DIY #Jeep #Brakes #Clutch
I pressure bleed the brakes and clutch slave cylinder on my 2012 Jeep Wrangler JK using a Motive Products Power Bleeder.
Tools used:
Motive Products Power Bleeder
1113 Reservoir Adapter
Drain Pan
Clear Tube
Teflon Tape
11mm Wrench
14mm Wrench
17mm Wrench

[@jaykenstein]

Hands down, you have the best video tutorials. You've saved me tons of valuable time.

[@unboltedmedia]

Thank you!

[@TownsvilleJkWrangler]

After watching videos where the slave cylinder gets removed for bleeding, this is just brilliant. Thanks for the great video.

[@m5aviation895]

It’s hard enough to get your own eyes on what you are trying to work on, yet you somehow manage to get the camera in there as well. Nicely done! Thanks for the video.

[@unboltedmedia]

M5 Aviation thank you! I thought it would be easy to just stick a camera anywhere to record what I was doing and learned very quickly that it was much harder than I thought. It took me longer to position the camera than it did to actually do the work.

[@tysonmurphy7521]

Perfect video! Thanks!

[@daviddebuhr8995]

Helpful! Just got a pressure bleeder...

[@justanotherplebeian3857]

After 5 liters of fluid, my incompetence has forced me to throw in the towel. You are a lifesaver with my replacement of the throwout and pilot bearings. Keep up the great work with the videos! Truly great info. I have fired myself with the fluid part. lol Looking forward to other videos. Take care!

[@jfloydsea]

I've got a Motive bleeder coming for my JK tomorrow. This was helpful. Wish I would have noticed the aluminum option when I ordered though! :D

[@unboltedmedia]

Thanks for the comment! The aluminum ones are very nice but the plastic adapter still gets the job done. 😀

[@terrycarlin2443]

I thought in reading , it said to depress clutch peddle , hold to floor , then bleed air out close valve and then lift peddle from floor and By hand move peddle up and down 3-5 time to pressurize I looks like you were able to bleed clutch Less having peddle to floor ,

[@WBOS72]

Thanks for the video. Did you have to bleed air out of pressure bleeder before bleeding brakes?

[@unboltedmedia]

WBOS72 thanks for watching! No, you don’t have to bleed air out of the pressure bleeder.

[@aaronbane969]

My slave cylinder is located on the opposite side of the master cylinder. It's a pain in the butt to bleed. I just ordered a power bleeder. Hopefully it does the trick. I have a 1992 Miata.

[@skidious]

My results w/1103 on a 2008 Wrangler JK have been polar opposite of this. Adapter didn't fit despite it being "correct". Had to wittle at the three tabs to fit.

[@manningwright5052]

did you prime your slave cylinder before putting it in the transmission and bleeding it? i am having random squishy clutch pedal at random times. wondering if pressure bleeding and priming it would do the trick

[@unboltedmedia]

I didn’t prime it. It’s pretty easy to get all the air out with a pressure bleeder. You could have some air in the system or just really old fluid can cause a bad pedal feel. I would check for leaks and change the fluid.

[@MakerTools]

Nice. Thanks for this. What do you think about problem bleeds...like some hydraulic clutches? Will this always remove air? Seems too easy...)

[@unboltedmedia]

The power bleeder makes it really easy. You will always get the air out this way unless there is a leak in the system and it’s easy to find leaks with the power bleeder as well. Just leave it pressurized and see if the pressure drops. If it does drop you will easily be able to find where the fluid is leaking from while the system is pressurized.

[@MakerTools]

@@unboltedmedia well it sure looks right to me! Bmw uses a hose that's only press-fit onto reservoir and clutch master cylinder. I'm in Philippines and cannot get new hose, so actually patched two together with a splice. Man, hard to get parts here, even just a hose. Getting a pressure feed system like that here might take some time, and I rebuilt another clutch part yesterday...manoman I wish I had this tool to try on it!!! But gonna go back under again and use what worked before...which was pressing the clutch slave cylinder piston rod in a bunch of times, slow, I know air is out of slave but can't be sure about master. I also did a reverse feed of fluid from below, through bleeder screw, using a syringe. That's pretty close to your system, but backwards. Not so comfy under the car though. I might get one of these things to have around..after this time is done. Will see. Thanks for the reply! Great video ..)

[@MakerTools]

@@unboltedmedia bmw mechanic showed me their machine for bleeding..it does the same thing as yours. Btw..turns out my issue was not air..at first. Later I got air in a feed hose from reservoir that would not release air pocket. So nothing would remove that I believe. Anyway, it was pressure plate was installed wrong. Self adjuster locked clutch unable to disengage. That good now, waiting for another throwout bearing..it destroyed it. Thanks again..it was quite a mystery...)

[@unboltedmedia]

Good to hear you got it all figured out. Hopefully it’s not a long wait for your new throw out bearing.

[@MakerTools]

@@unboltedmedia got it in today... driving! Btw...bled by never opening a bleeder screw, by pressing clutch slave cylinder actuator rod in and out, smoothly, at first tipped so air would rise up the hose, through Master cylinder, to reservoir. After ten or fifteen pumps all air was out of hydraulics. Btw.. I had an air pocket because of a hose being too long to reservoir. It made like a "p" trap, air was in it and kept coming back into system. Got a new hose, shortened it so no air trap...bled air out never opened bleeder screw. Thanks again, btw bmw dealer has a pump that does same thing as your gizmo. So that's a good system! Thanks again...

[@jaykenstein]

I just bought the same pressure bleeder but my clutch pedal is still spongy. No leaks detected and no loss of pressure at the canister. Will I still need to pump the clutch pedal after all is said and done to build up pressure?

[@unboltedmedia]

I find the wranglers usually take a couple days of driving to get the solid clutch pedal feel from what I’ve experienced with them. Seems difficult to get all the air out even with a pressure bleeder.

[@recon20671]

Is it possible to just bleed the clutch slave cylinder without bleeding the brakes?

[@unboltedmedia]

Yes, absolutely.

[@recon20671]

Thanks

[@Dmitriygulik]

I managed to get air into my lines, master cylinder, and possible ABS module. Will this tool help push the air out?

[@unboltedmedia]

Yes this tool will work. However if your ABS module isn’t equipped with a bleeder you will need a programmer/scan tool to activate the ABS to bleed it.

[@edgaldynnrod904]

What is the version number of the plastic adapter?

[@MortonLuvz2drum]

Exactly!

[@SuperBubba360]

is the process the same for my 2012 v6 camaro?

[@unboltedmedia]

Yes. It should be pretty similar for most cars. Some of the components may look a bit different. Some cars use a separate reservoir for the clutch and the brakes. The clutch slave cylinder may have a different style of bleeder screw. Not sure if this would the case for your Camaro as I’ve never worked on one before but the basic process will still be the same.

[@SuperBubba360]

@@unboltedmedia ok thanks, i think im going to do it tomorrow