# Bleeding a master cylinder for a 2001 kia

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/bleeding-a-master-cylinder-for-a-2001-kia/37796>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** sephia, kia\
**Created:** [October 8, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bleeding-a-master-cylinder-for-a-2001-kia/37796 "2009-10-08T16:07:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![stumw001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@stumw001](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stumw001)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bleeding-a-master-cylinder-for-a-2001-kia/37796/1 "2009-10-08T16:07:58Z")

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we have replaced the master cylinder in the car and now we are having problems bleeding the clutch. Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bleeding-a-master-cylinder-for-a-2001-kia/37796/2 "2009-10-08T21:14:44Z")

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Some clutch hydraulic systems can be a bear to bleed. Open the bleeder on the slave cylinder and see if it’ll gravity bleed. If that doesn’t work you may need to use a pressure bleeder like that used for brake systems. Sometimes that’s the only way to bleed some clutch hydraulic systems.

Tester