I am trying to bleed the clutch on a 2010 tacoma 2.7. Every single how to video of this make model and engine shows the master cylinder beside the brake master. It is NOT there on this truck. Here are examples of how to videos showing the master cyl
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Every how to video I find shows the resivious and master cyl right there in front of the firewall, regardless of engine size or year. I followed the line from the slave cyl up the engine bay into the firewall... no way you have to tear apart the dash to top off fluid so wtf? Plz help. Pic is where it isn't
I will concede that sure maybe for whatever reason the resiviour is actually buried in a 8 hour dash job. Is there any way to bleed a clutch without access to a master/resiviour? I just spent 2 hours crawling around this trucks engine bay, under neath, following every hydraulic line and the only lead points to it being inside the dash
You should be able to just siphon out old fluid from the reservoir, replace with new fluid, and then bleed the lines using either the peddle pump method or a power bleeder. Start with the farthest caliper and work in. I assume the car has abs?
Clutch, sorry should have clarified. I can't find the clutch resi
Really smooth rain question, is the car automatic or manual?
Manual. I'm almost thinking this thing was troony swapped at some point. This makes no sense
Is this a sport model Tacoma?
Some Tacoma's apparently share the reservoir, yours might be one of them. I would ask this question on a Tacoma related forum.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/clutch-fluid-reservoir.423908/
Thank you so much! Frick this helped a ton
Kys
The image I posted shows the breakwater cyl. According to all documentation I can find the clutch laster cyl should be directly beside it in front of the firewall but it is not.l
Ignore this abomination of a post.
The image I posted shows the brake master cyl. According to all documentation I can find the clutch master cyl should be directly beside the brake master cyl in front of the firewall but it's not.
Find your clutch pedal. What is it pressing?
So you're talking about a clutch (part of a transmission) and yet snapping a photo of a brake master cylinder (part of the brake pressure system.)
If you're not sure what and where your vehicle's power train is, maybe this job is a little over your head?
Did you watch the attached videos? Shows the master clutch cyl beside the master brake cyl. They're all like this. If not there, where is the clutch master cyl?
>Kys
You know what? That's fair. I guess it's on me for assuming something that's supposed to be a utility vehicle wouldn't have a mechanical clutch linkage in the pansy ass 2000s. They've got power steering and ABS brakes and power windows these days. Why not hydraulic clutches and electronic differential locks? Hell, paint it pink, call it Sally, and jam your wiener in her tail pipe.
Mechanical linkage clutches haven't been around since the early 90's. Last car that I had that had one was a 92 integra and that was cable driven. Hydraulic clutches are the only thing out there in passenger vehicles including all utility vehicles. You might still find a mechanical clutch on heavy equipment or army surplus but even then a manual is rare unless you get something built in the 80's.
lmao I know for a fact at least mustangs had entirely mechanical clutches (cable) until 2005. Wouldn't surprise me if other cars still had them too.
Yours might be troony swapped. If so, who knows where the bumblefrick put the master.
It looks like the metal line and rubber hose just to the right of the brake booster are for your clutch master cylinder. I'd bet money your brakes and clutch share a reservoir and that rubber hose that comes out of the brake fluid reservoir feeds your clutch master cylinder.
This is it bro. Thanks for everyone who helped. Bled it for an hour today and only air came out the line with the softest clutch ever remaining soft. No fluid at all out the bleeder. This one's over me head
Pressure bleeding from the slave cylinder up sometimes works. What sayeth Toyota forums?
Are you able to see your master cylinder under the dash? I had a 93 Ford ranger that had the slave cylinder mounted at a pretty steep angle and it wouldn't build pressure while bleeding it. Ended up having to remove the piston from the cylinder and using a syringe to fill it up, worked just fine after that. I think there are some master cylinders (like my rangers) that are designed to be bench bled.
If you have to bleed your clutch master cylinder you probably have a leak in it.
Check the firewall inside the car and see if there is fluid running down the pushrod.