bgkast
bgkast PowerDork
1/11/22 3:01 p.m.

In my Midlana project I am using an SRT-4 engine and transmission with a stock clutch and slave cylinder. I am replacing the master cylinder with a Wilwood unit with a similar bore to the OEM master, and will have a much longer than stock hydraulic line between the two with the engine now behind the driver. I was originally planning to use a hard line back to the engine with a short flexible AN line to the slave cylinder, but  the routing will leave a local high point where the hard line connects to the flex line. Since the slave lacks a standard bleed port I am thinking that this may lead to a spongy pedal and bleeding challenges.

Looking at the process  for bleeding the OEM system it seems that you need to be able to pull the slave cylinder and make it the low point of the system: https://my.prostreetonline.com/2014/03/17/how-to-bleed-an-srt-4-clutch/   Would I be better off using a flexible line all the way from the Master to the slave so that I can bench bleed the whole thing before installing it into the car?

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) MegaDork
1/11/22 3:15 p.m.

I installed some coaxial slave cylinder setups that just had an AN line with a bleeder screw of the right thread pitch threaded into it.  Worst case, you could put a junction block at the highest point (maybe make it the highest point?) and do something like that.  Or use a regular tee with a 1/8npt thread bleeder assembly like Wilwood calipers have.

bgkast
bgkast PowerDork
1/11/22 6:17 p.m.

That's not a bad idea!

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter)
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
1/11/22 7:40 p.m.

Once again, leet Pete FTW

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