R26 Opening and closing the clutch slave cylinder bleed port

I probably rushed this job first time round, hence why when I've come to move the car, I've been left with a floppy clutch pedal and a puddle of fluid on the floor! How is the slave cylinder bleed nipple opened and closed properly?

When I was opening it, I was pulling the metal clip off completely, and then just sliding the slave cylinder open and closed by hand to allow fluid to drain from the bleed nipple. I'm now thinking this isn't correct, but I was struggling to see the 2nd notch that people refer to that stops the slave cylinder from opening too far. Should the clip actually be pushed down, and then the cylinder slid open - does the clip then automatically clip into the 2nd position to lock it in this place?

Just want to be sure I'm opening and closing it in the right way before I tackle this again.


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Cheers for the reply - my real issue was with knowing how to manipulate the metal spring clip on the slave to open and close the bleed nipple. Having watched a video on YouTube for a Clio, I'm pretty sure I was doing it the wrong way previously. I.e., it should be pushed in rather than removed completely in order to avoid sliding the slave open too far. I'm also fairly sure that I didn't reseat the slave properly in the closed position, hence why the puddle of brake fluid has appeared on the floor that has come from the bleed nipple.

Hey ho, it's all a learning curve and much brake fluid usage!


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So mine only has one (late model R26) but I think the principle is as you say. I think I cocked up before because removing the clip completely means the bleed nipple opens up much wider when the pedal is pumped, and as such the system can drag air back in rather than drawing fluid down from the reservoir. Path of least resistance and all that. I’ll try it the proper way and see what happens. The clutch is functioning, but the bite point is very low and the pedal isn’t always returning, so there must be air in the line. Also the fluid spurting out of the bleed nipple with every clutch press confirms that I mustn’t have seated the metal clip properly when reassembling.


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Will give that a shot, thanks. I’ve used a similar method when bleeding mtb brakes years ago!


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