clutch bleed fail
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clutch bleed fail
I went to bleed my clutch today after work and thought it would be really easy. Well i also thought that the slave cylinder would be a little easier to get to. All i had was the jack to my car, and after about 30 minutes of trying to get a tube around the bleeder i gave up. My friend has jack stands which i was dumb not to use thinking it would only take 5 mintues, but how do i go about putting the jack stands up if they are too tall for the jack i have for my car?
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I use 1.5 ton jack stands and I just barely get the car over them with my craftsman low profile jack which lifts roughly 15 inches. So you'll either have to get a jack that will lift higher or a jack stand with a lower standing height.
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When it bled my clutch a couple of days ago, I jacked one side up and put 2 jack stands on the frame rails on 1 side, put wheel chocks 2 wheels which I didn't lift. I have a low profile jack but it got the car high enough to let my 3 ton jack stands get under and lift up 2 clicks. I lifted the driver side btw. Also an easy way to bleed is just to unbolt the 2 12mm bolts and let the slave cylinder hang.
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never, never use just a jack. thats how most people die is the jack rolls, it's a 3,000lb car being held in place by a 25lb jack.
you do the math. be safe man, dont ever do that again.
you do the math. be safe man, dont ever do that again.
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Originally Posted by Opc,Sep 8 2010, 09:35 PM
never, never use just a jack. thats how most people die is the jack rolls, it's a 3,000lb car being held in place by a 25lb jack.
you do the math. be safe man, dont ever do that again.
you do the math. be safe man, dont ever do that again.
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Even with jack stands you have to be careful. I take extra precautions by using jack stands, wheel chocks, partial load on jacks in case jack stands fail, and wheels under the side in case those fail.
See thread about a member who passed away working under his car:
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=785922
See thread about a member who passed away working under his car:
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=785922