Changing Clutch Fluid

[Sammo115]

How do you change your clutch fluid?

I read on some other forums saying that its about the same as bleeding your brakes.

So, if any of you guys have any types of info that i can use cause my fluid is freakin DARK!

 

[99siTUNER]

How do you change your clutch fluid?

I read on some other forums saying that its about the same as bleeding your brakes.

So, if any of you guys have any types of info that i can use cause my fluid is freakin DARK!

simple...
things needed: 10mm (of course!!!!) foot or so of silicon hose, a good amount of fluid (dot3 brake fluid) and an empty bottle

get a friend (not absoutely necessary but makes life easy)

on your slave cylinder theres a little nipple end (prob has a black cap over it) pull the cap, the nipple end threads on with a 10mm socket on it.....get a length of silicon or whatever hose (clear is best)

squeeze hose over end of nipple area, make sure its TIGHT. now take an old soda bottle, whatever, fill it up an inch or so with DOT3 brake fluid. put the other end of the hose submerged in the fluid.

now the fun part, important, you HAVE to keep the hose submerged otherwise you let air back into the system....

back off the nipple 10mm a turn or half turn, until its open. (while doing this keep checking the resevoir because you have to keep adding fluid to it)

with the valve (nipple) open, have someone press the clutch pedal all the way to the floor, and then pull it back up with his/her hand. fluid should stream out of the hose. keep doing that and checking the resevoir until its all clear and all good. it works best and doesnt suck the fluid back into the system if you CLOSE the bleeder when the clutch is completely depressed.

now once its all flushed and clear, fill resevoir, press clutch pedal to the floor CLOSE the valve and pull the pedal back up, open it again, and press pedal to the floor, do that a couple of times, make sure there are no air bubbles in the hose when the clutch is being depressed. (and keep an eye on the resevoir) now when its all satisfactory to your liking, press the clutch in, close the bleeder valve. and pull the pedal back up by hand, then pump it a few times (with valve closed) that will build the pressure back up in your clutch.

check the resevoir again, and make sure its full///DONE! take her for a test spin

 

[Beelzebubba]

Or you can get a MightyVac, a battery bulb, some paper towels and a bottle of DOT3 or 4.

Use the battery bulb (glorified turkey baster...you can use a turkey baster too but eventually the brake fluid will make the rubber swell to about 4X it's size rendering it useless) anyway, use the battery bulb to extract as much fluid as possible from the reservoir. Wipe out the inside surfaces of the reservoir and cap with the paper towels to get as much sediment as possible. Fill with clean fluid. Attach MightyVac to the slave cylinder bleeder valve. Open the valve and start pumping out the old crap. Keep the reservoir filled while you do this or you'll vacuum air into your system. When clean fluid is coming through, close the valve, top off the reservoir, and put the cap back on. Voila' ! you are through.

^His way is cheaper. Same end result. But a MightyVac is a nice tool to have sometimes.

MightyVac = $30-40
Battery bulb = $5
Shop towels on a roll = $1.99

 

[Sammo115]

man u guys are great.