Engine: 2.1 F/Inj B21E: 1983 240 Clutch slave cylinder bleeding

[Oarsome230]

The search function won't work for me, can anyone link me to a post on how to bleed the clutch slave cylinder on on a 1983 240 DL B21?

[Clifford Pope]

It's pretty standard procedure - just connect a length of preferably transparent pipe to the bleed nipple and put the other end in a jam jar. Open the nipple half a turn.Fluid may flow by itself, otherwise give a few gentle pumps, and retighten when no more air bubbles emerge.
Or is there a problem?

[David245]

I need to do this when I fit a new clutch slave, cheers

[Problemchild1976]

Originally Posted by David245

I need to do this when I fit a new clutch slave, cheers

And make sure the reservoir remains full or you will pull more air in

It’s a really simple system - 1 piston pushes another piston

JJ

[Clifford Pope]

Just a precaution if you think you might ever need to replace the slave cylinder. Start soaking the outside of the cylinder with penetrating fluid where it goes through the big hole in the bell housing NOW.

It might simply fall out when you release the circlip, but as I once described here ages ago, I had one once that was so firmly seized that it resisted all efforts, and I had to hacksaw it into pieces. Even when I had very laboriously made two longitudinal cuts right through the cylinder, they both remained firmly rusted in place.
Don't hit it - I did that to a spare box on the bench and it cracked the bellhousing and the corner holding the cylinder fell off.

I hope it won't come to that, but just a warning!

[Problemchild1976]

Originally Posted by Clifford Pope

Just a precaution if you think you might ever need to replace the slave cylinder. Start soaking the outside of the cylinder with penetrating fluid where it goes through the big hole in the bell housing NOW.

It might simply fall out when you release the circlip, but as I once described here ages ago, I had one once that was so firmly seized that it resisted all efforts, and I had to hacksaw it into pieces. Even when I had very laboriously made two longitudinal cuts right through the cylinder, they both remained firmly rusted in place.
Don't hit it - I did that to a spare box on the bench and it cracked the bellhousing and the corner holding the cylinder fell off.

I hope it won't come to that, but just a warning!

Thanks for the info - appreciated

I use rost off ice and plus gas and when I replaced the turbo on my last car I spent a few weeks treating the bolts

Coca Cola works really well too

JJ

[Big 240]

Resurrecting an old thread to save a new one, how did it go?

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Big 240

Resurrecting an old thread to save a new one, how did it go?

JJ's project thread is well worth a read on this issue (and many others - good words and pictures throughout):

https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showp...2&postcount=54