After seeing this several years ago, I have recommended this method to my friends with Porsche 944 cars. The clutch slave cylinder is positioned in the bell housing in a way the traps an air bubble away from the bleed screw. This method solves that problem. Thanks for making the video!

Can I flip the car over and bleed it that way?

The recommended process is using a line from the front driver caliper and attaching it to the open bleeder nipple on the slave cylinder and GENTLY pump air out. Two to three pumps will do it. Got this from an Audi repair manual.

This is exactly how my VW VR6 manual says to bleed the slave, hook up a line to the driver front brake and pump it until you get clean brake fluid until the end of the hose, then connect to hose to the bleeder on the slave and force the air out to the reservoir. Reservoir cap needs to be off all the time and you might have to top off the reservoir as you are forcing fluid out of the brakes. Great demo, really helpful!

I must say I hardly ever leave comments but this is the clearest and easiest way I've seen. Definitely super clear instructions.

Congratulations. Used a container with a pump for liquid soap and rinsed the entire system in 5 minutes. Simple and fast. Thanks for the advice. 👍🏻

I bled my clutch using your method after changing master and slave cylinder and it was super easy and fast. Great video!

Yes, This video and the method used can be used with almost any type of vehicle.

Woooooow! You're a genius for putting the whole show together and an instructor for explaining everything in so much detail. I learned the right way to bleed a hydraulic system tonight. Thanks so much and my hat off to you sir.

I used this method on my 86 Jeep Comanche this morning and it worked perfect. Thank you so much for the advice. I am I guess a back yard mechanic so to speak and love to learn new things that work. I did it one time and it worked perfectly, after having this problem for so long it's a relief to have a clutch that just works. Again thank you for the video. I have subscribed and will spread the word to other folks having the same troubles.

@sphinxx187 Didn't see it mentioned in the video, but in order for this to work, you'll have to have the cap off of the reservoire otherwise you're trying to force new fluid into a closed system and you'll encounter resistence which could push it out through the threads of the bleeder.

ends the video with, "and your almost ready to go" that makes me feel confident

This worked in my bmw e36 !! I get my clutch pedal hard as a rock again. I filled the reservoir with new oil, open the slave bleed valve hoping the new oil to get down and some fluid came out but the reservoir level was the same. At this point i had no clutch pedal pressure. I put oil in a seringe and pressed the oil from the slave cilinder to the reservoir like shown in this video and it worked!

Dude.. you totally saved my life.. was super frustrated doing the stomp method with friend after switching to a uuc stainless steel braided line and DCV delete.. wound up doing this on slave cylinder, then each section of pipe and line.. pumped the clutch a few times. .and viola.. car: e36 M3.. thanks !!! BTW if anyone is curious, the delay control valve delete was great.. gave me a new found respect for the car..

Mate, you are the man! I have a BMW M635csi, that i have had pressure bled at a shop. I am now in Switzerland where they charge minimum 150 Swiss francs per hour, and just completed a slave cylinder replacment myself. I couldn't even get a fraction of a peddle, after hours. Your trick worked in under five minutes. Remarkably, the brakes feel better too! (maybe on account of new fluid). Thank you so very much for taking the time with this video. Kind regards Kiwi In Switzerland

doing this for years with a big syringe. never fails ...you can even do with clutch pedal in downt position and pedal will pop up just before fully bled and you can do by urself dn with no helper

After doing that you could push the slave cylinder in and out and use it like a pump and push any air out of the system, this way shown is a great way to expel most air and quickly fill the system. The reason I say most air,is with those pumps they usually create small bubbles during the squeezing action.

I replaced my E60 545i Primary cylinder, Secondary cylinder and Upgraded to ECS stainless Steel Clutch Line all at once... ( BAD idea as far as "air in the system" goes...)...I Spent hours that day...Went to Autozone to grab an oil can such as this, it was rock solid about 30 minutes later... This was the key, for immediate action and solution. My comment should remove all doubt, if you are in...Thank You for the Video

Thank you !!! This actually worked! I was going have my transmission dropped and inspected because I thought the slave was failed located inside heat housing

Im surprised with how many different methods their are to doing something so simple. Thank You, yours seemed to work perfect for me.

Huge help, Thank you! Just bubbled out the clutch for my 2004 MINI Cooper S Things I learned: MINI uses a 10mm wrench - - Get a pump without paint (the brake fluid dissolves it and you get flakes in the fluid)

This is brilliant! Much better than pulling the master plunger or using a messy vacuum system! Rocket science!

Big thumbs up - a video that clearly keeps giving. Saved me with a VW clutch when all other approaches failed. Thanks!

I used this method to bleed my clutch and brakes. Took 20 min. Amazing.

The ONLY way of replacing the clutch fluid! Simple and easiest way of doing it. Thanks a lot for the vid!

Thanks for your comments. Both systems are independent and would require separate bleeding in this manner both forcing the air to the shared reservoir, providing the cap is off to allow the hand pump to move the air without building up pressure. The air which always rises up would not flow into the opposing system. it would be expelled through the open reservoir or be trapped inside if the cap was not removed. The bleeder valve screw allows the system to be bled without removing the cap.

Thanks for the video, this is how we bleed brakes on motorcycles. I’ve moved onto obsessing over classic vw’s now as I’ve gotten older! I use disposable veterinary syringes for this job, can get at any vet or farm shop, less than a euro each

I did this today. Got the idea from the video. Worked perfectly and took about 1/10th of the time it would take to bleed the clutch the normal way.

wow! thank you, i've been having nightmares trying to figure out how to fix my clutch system and this video had given me so many other options, thanks again! :)

Thanks for posting this. Was having a real hell of a time getting the clutch on my 2014 tdi to bleed. This bled it in about 30 seconds.

I just used this method for my 2011 golf. worked great. Tried applying pressure from the top, no luck. tried to suck it through with vacuum, no luck. This worked within minutes. good thing I had a bran new Swiss Reilang oil can in the cupboard.

Thank you. Great video. Love the filling the line with fluid rather than bleeding it. Just what I was looking for.

Thank you so much for posting this ! Porsche 928 S4 - I was struggling mightily trying to get the mushy out of the clutch for the first 10 minutes of drive while pressure built up. Power bleeder didn’t work at all - 10 minutes with this process - it’s super tight !!

Good morning my boss, I have to thank you, after eight days looking for the video that will really help me fix my car (honda civic 2001) you appear and in two hours I am, thank you very much

Awesome video, thank you. I like how informative your explanations about the whole system are.

1973 Unimog 406...going to try this technique for brakes and then the master cylinder. I hope that I have the same success. Thank you for posting!

It worked like a charm on my 2003 R53. I tried a couple of different ways to bleed the system and none of them worked very well. I tried this method and it worked. I'm finally back on the road. I hated the thought of taking it in to a shop!

This ended up being the only thing that worked to bleed my e28 535 clutch slave. Thanks a bunch

Thank you so much I have a 944 just replace clutch cylinder. And I can see from the comments this will work plus it make since..

OMG, flipping brilliant!!! I feel like an idiot right now, I have been doing it the wrong way for years. Never again. Man that is an excellent sweet demonstration. Good job man!!! Wow just Wow :o Thank you!!!

Thanks for the video, a great demonstration on how the system works.

Excellent video very well explained . I'm going to change my brake lines on BMW 750LI (2008) I have purchased all required material and tools Thanks for posting the video.

Wow, what a fantastic video. Thank you so much!

perfect explanation and description of the system, Thank You

@vr6wings I would go by the manual's instructions, but general rule of thumb is to start bleeding at the furthest point away from the reservoir and work your way closer.

This is exactly what I was searching for. Thank you so much for the video

I just rebuilt the slave cylinder from my Porsche....this will be helpful. I bled the clutch system the traditional way in the past and it took forever.

Fantastic video, thank you. I bought your oil pump can as well because of this. Works great

awsome video. this saved me so much hassle. Thank you for posting. worked 100% and took 5 mins well done

I just wanna say, after using this method a half dozen times, it's by FAR the best way to bleed brakes if you're doing a master or a line or something where there's lots of air in the system. I still use a pressure bleeder from the top if I'm doing a caliper or slave, but for doing anything else, this works great! Huge thanks!

Neat video! Thanks for helping to explain how this works.

Excellent technique. So easy. Thanks for sharing!!!

That's the best thing I've ever seen as far as bleeding thank you for the videos very well spoken

An excellent demonstration 👍

Love this video such an awesome demonstration

Had to change the clutch master cylinder in my e30 and tried this method of putting clutch fluid into the system. This method works brillaintly and the only hassle is having to check if the fluid has yet reached the reservoir when on your own. Very helpful video.

Thank you for your VERRI GOOD METHOD. My old pic-up S15 1990 clutch works verry good now. The transmission shift verry good now. :)

Great video. Good tip with the oil can.

You've forgotten the flexible hose, which can bite by a marten ....after that you can drive for a while (1200 - 1700) km, you'll not have leaking break fluid on the hose, but it is air in the system! Those leaks ar like a Ventil. If you don't have a new hose you can seal it with Tesa Extreme Repair....do it double ...after them you can bleed the self bleeding system by master cylinder ....the air bubbles will lose over the reservoir ...ready after 15 min....no problem😂 I did it last week in a garage in poland, they sayd I' ve a big problem with the clutch, not with my hose. My own repair was ready after 3 hours and I was back on the road again.

this helped me big time i was stuck for hours with a isuzu amigo and the bleeder points downward i even tried unhooking it and pointing it upwards no pedal pressure, i tried this and problem solved in 5 minutes

Just verifying, you should have the fluid reservoir cap off in the engine bay, and the clutch pedal should be all the way out. It sounds like the piston in the slave is in the way or there is something keeping pressure on the line.

Nice clear video with good sound. Thanks. Sorry if others already asked, but how do you know if a small air pocket continues in the slave cylinder? Also, if the bleed nipple thread is worn, then can there be air sucked into the system as you pump on the oil can? I noted you only have the bleed nipple open a small amount which might offset this "problem".

great video, this was extremely helpful

Absolutely Brilliant !

Brilliant cheers dude greetings from London.

Huge help... you’re really good

Excellent video

I'm about to try this method, hopefully this works.

@sphinxx187 you should try teflon/thread seal tape. i had the identical problem and solved it that way. best regards, Phil

Wow thank you for this video!! So so useful!!!

great video! a better way to fill the system from the bottom up. I wouldn't have thought of that.

Very well explained

he's definitely correct about trying to bleed it out the bottom, its just not happening I've tried numerous times on my Audi a6. I'm going to get that pump today so I can do it the right way

This video is a blessing

On my Golf 2005 i use a bleed hose hos from the left fwd brake caliper bleed screw to the bleed screw on the clutch slave cylinder. Open both srews, pumpe 10 times the brake pedal, close both bleed screws, voila ...you have a working clutch.

Very professional and descriptive. But would this work with a brake vacuum bleeder kit? I was thinking about “force” bleeding it with a pump from down below at the slave. Thanks !

good thorough video..thanks

Great video.

wow! you are a genius. A master!

Thank you very much, best video.

Perfect video well done

Thanks for the video , it helped alot

Simply brillient

very clear and informative

This is the one thing I haven't tried. I hope this works jetta has been sitting for over a month already pulled trans to find nothing wrong

very good tips supose it comes with expireince cheers

Good video.

@528im52 Don't do this if you have ABS. ABS is made to go one way, not to go backwards. It doesn't mean you WILL break it, but there is a possibility it could malfunction.

This guy's a freaking genius!

Yes, thank you for this video

Wow cool beautiful Job "Thank you boss 👍👍👍😃

thanks excellent video

great video

Perfect Video,thanks a lot!'

I decided to use this method of bleeding on my saab 93 but it just kept blowing the hose off the bleed nipple. I removed the bleed nipple and found there was a small rubber stopper on the bottom end which acted as a non return valve. I removed this and was then able to reverse bleed. When all the air was through i replaced it and then peddle bleeded to get the air from in the nipple.

thnx, this video helped me big time.

If you try this, and it does not work, you will have to find out if there is a non-return valve in the system. I used to bleed brake systems like this, by pumping fluid 'backwards', but when I tried it on the cluch of my 1974 VW 412, it did not work! It took a bit of experimentation to figure out that there was a valve that allowed fluid to go to the slave cylinder, but not the other way.

This is magical

I like it. Thanks.

I'm going to try this on my vw before I get a pressure bleeder it looks like it will work well.