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[Davva]

Does anybody know the clutch bleeding procedure for this N reg' V6 petrol?
We connected a tube with one way valve to the bleed nipple, opened her up & depressed the clutch pedal, which went 'thud' to the floor & stayed there!
There is no resistance whatsever & even hand cranking the pedal, no fluid comes out & when the nipple is tightened, the pedal is still on the floor!

[Dazzler]

Yes the pedal will do that. If you do it the conventional way then you will have to operate the pedal by hand. It will only stay up and operate when the system is bled and the nipple closed off.
I have not tried Ezzi-bleed so i don't know for sure if that way works or not :-/

[Matchless]

Tried lifting the pedal by hand? Some pedals have a 'helper spring' which pushes the pedal down once you pass a certain point.

Ive not had much success bleeding clutch by normal ezi-bleed or manual methods but have had good results by forcing fluid IN through the bleed nipple.
I modified an old ezi-bleed  by fitting a piece of rubber tube in place of the reservoir cap. Lower the fluid level in the master cylinder using a syringe etc, connect the ezi-bleed to the bleed nipple and open the nipple then apply air pressure.......keep pressure low, say 10psi, or the rubber tube blows off and you get wet.
Wait until the master cylinder reservoir has filled up then close the bleed nipple and remove air pressure.

This method avoids problems with air bubbles getting trapped in the vertical section of pipe above the 'box so should give a good pedal first time. But, be careful that the rubber pipe doesnt blow off...it gets messy.

[Davva]

maybe there is a spring that has 'expired' so will take a look.
many thanks

[Paul M]

The method matchless mentions is the preferred way. When I took the car to a garage to have the clutch replaced that's how they done it, as they couldn't get all the air out bleeding it the conventional way.

[JasonH]

The Vauxhall TIS says a reverse pressure bleed is the only way to bleed it.

The way I do it is essentially the same as Matchless but with an assistant (the wife) with a turkey baster removing the fluid from the resevoir as it fills up, and me making sure the pipe stays on the nipple and the easybleed resevoir hasn't emptied.

[Davva]

Many thanks to all, the reverse method worked a treat!