Re: my experience (archive)

yes you should do it when you change your brake fluid. i have done this 4 times in the last year and have finally perfected a method that works for me. the first time i bled the clutch, i assumed it was just like bleeding the brakes. cracked the bleeder valve and had my assistant depress the clutch pedal. black gunk shot out of the slave, and the pedal fell to the floor and wouldn't return. the bleeder valve is orientated so that air will enter when you crack the valve. after trying different methods, i have found the best way for me is to:
1. install and pump up pressure bleeder to the reservoir.
2. loosen the slave cylinder bleeder valve (just to break it loose, not to bleed)
3. remove the slave cylinder from the bellhousing (2 nuts)
4. turn the slave upside-down so that air won't enter when bleeder valve is opened
5. using a small block of wood or the like, depress the piston of the slave
6. have assistant depress the clutch pedal and crack the bleeder valve
7. if the pedal does not return, pump the slave cylinder piston using the wood block
8. use a combination of clutch pedal and slave cylinder bleeding until clear fluid w/ no bubbles issues from the bleeder valve

hope this helps - my car sat for 2 days while i figured this one out. - jeff h

Anybody know the correct procedure? Should you do it at the same time you bleed the brakes? It uses the fluid from the brake master cylinder right? If you're flushing the brake fluid, should you also flush it through the clutch system?

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