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How to Bleed a 1990 Honda Accord Clutch

The Honda Accord is the mid-level offering in Hondas Civic, Accord and Camry line of cars. In 1990, the Accord was made 5 inches longer. It received a larger 2.2-liter, four-cylinder engine and two new transmissions, a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic. The five-speed manual transmission features a hydraulically actuated clutch, with a master cylinder mounted on the firewall next to the brake master cylinder and a slave cylinder mounted on the bell housing.

Instructions

1

Raise the front of the Accord with a jack and support it with jack stands on each side of the vehicle.

2

Locate the clutch master cylinder next to the brake master cylinder. Clean the top of the master cylinder with a shop rag. Fill the cylinder with fresh brake fluid if necessary.

3

Put on safety goggles. Loosen the bleeder screw on the clutch slave cylinder with a wrench but do not open it yet. The clutch slave cylinder is located on the drivers side of the car on the bell housing. Fill a plastic bottle about 1/3 full of brake fluid. Attach a 3-foot length of clear plastic tubing to the bleeder screw and insert the other end into the plastic bottle so it is below the level of the fluid.

4

Instruct an assistant to depress the clutch pedal three or four times and then hold pressure on the pedal. Open the bleeder screw with a wrench while your assistant maintains pressure on the pedal. Brake fluid and air bubbles will exit the slave cylinder. Close the bleeder screw. Your assistant can now release the pressure on the clutch pedal.

5

Check the fluid level in the master cylinder. You must keep checking the fluid level, as you bleed the slave cylinder, because it will go down every time you open the bleeder screw. Repeat the above process until no air exits the slave cylinder.

6

Wipe up any spilled brake fluid with a shop rag. Raise the front of the vehicle with the jack and remove the jack stands. Lower the vehicle. Make sure the master cylinder is full.