Hey guys, If I replace the brake fluid, is it also necessary to bleed the clutch as well? Thanks.
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Yep! it all comes from the same place and the master/slave benefit from fresh fluid too.

 

Buy a powerbleeder from someone like paragon:

http://www.paragon-products.com/prod...er_bleeder.htm

Best $50 you will ever spend on your brakes and clutch.

 

I've got one already. I just wanted to be sure about the clutch bleed. No sweat. Thanks guys.

 

I plan to buy that power bleeder in the future. Any tips? I also plan to install ss brake lines while Im at it.

 

FWIW it has usage intructions right on the power bleeder. It's super easy.

 

Super easy sounds right up my alley. lol

Then again, I did remove and replace the cylinder head in my apt. parking lot, so I'm getting better with such things.

 

I've done it with and without bleeding the clutch, no real difference. bleeding the clutch is PIA as you have to remove the starter. power bleeder helps but you may still need someone to push down on the clutch pedal.

 

I may totally get in trouble for saying this: but I usually only bleed the clutch once every few years -- while I flush the system yearly and bleed the brakes once or twice over the summer (depending on how many track days). The logic being: the clutch system doesn't get nearly as hot as the brakes calipers -- so the likely hood of any moisture boiling is slim. (For the novices, the moisture the brake fluid attracts, because it's hydroscopic, turns into water vapor if the temperature of the fluid goes above the boiling point, which makes air bubbles -- when you open the bleeder screw, these air bubbles come out.)

 

I use a würth vacum tbleeder, it's a breeze

 

You don't need to bleed the clutch with the brake system unless you have air in the system. It does not fail or fade like brakes do with bad fluid.

 

WOOHOOO!!! Since im doing a headgasket, i suppose it couldnt hurt to bleed the clutch! :-)

thanks for the reminder haha :-)

 

You don't have to remove the starter to bleed the clutch slave cylinder.

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^that is my understanding as well

 

I just had my slave cylinder fail and after taking it apart could see that corrosion of the slave cylinder bore was the culprit. From now on I'll be bleeding the clutch system every time I flush the brake fluid to remove moisture from it as well. And yes, no need to remove the starter to do so.