Patent ID: 7013642
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: B60T,F16D

Abstract:
1. A method for bleeding air from a clutch hydraulic control assembly of a vehicle transmission having a hydraulic fluid reservoir with a factory cap and a diaphragm, an upper hydraulic line, a lower hydraulic line with a lower end, a master cylinder and a slave cylinder, said method including the steps of; a) repairing any leaks in the clutch hydraulic control assembly; b) removing the factory cap and diaphragm from the hydraulic fluid reservoir; c) filling the upper and lower hydraulic lines, the master cylinder and the slave cylinder with a hydraulic fluid, if necessary; d) filling the hydraulic fluid reservoir with the hydraulic fluid to about 0.5 inch from the top; e) providing a clutch bleeder tool assembly including an air hose connected at one end to an adaptor cap and at the other end to a bulb pump with a check valve; f) connecting said bleeder tool assembly to the clutch hydraulic control assembly by firmly installing said adaptor cap on the hydraulic fluid reservoir; g) preparing the clutch hydraulic control assembly to receive the hydraulic fluid; h) pumping said bulb pump on said bleeder tool assembly about three times to pressurize the clutch hydraulic control assembly for purging air from the clutch hydraulic control assembly; i) removing said adaptor cap from the hydraulic fluid reservoir and refilling the hydraulic fluid reservoir to the top; j) repeating steps h) and i) until all air is purged from the clutch hydraulic control assembly; k) replacing the adaptor cap with the factory cap on the hydraulic fluid reservoir; and l) checking the clutch hydraulic control assembly for proper operation and returning to step f), if necessary.