I want to replace the old, cloudy fluid in my hydraulic clutch. Under the hood I see the clutch fluid resevoir and connected to it by a hard line is what I guess is the clutch master cylinder which has a bleeder valve. There is another hard line that goes from there under the Trooper. I would like to know where the clutch slave cylinder is- at the end of the hard line?

I looked under the Trooper and I see the hard line from up above and what look like either a zerk fitting or a much smaller bleeder valve (compared to the one under the hood). Is this the slave cylinder? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

When bleeding the clutch do you need to use both bleeder valves or only one?

Thanks in advance! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

The slave cylinder is at the end of the line mounted on the Tranny. If you look under your Troop, you should see the slave cylinder (Not the banjo fitting on it). Not too hard to miss.

I can't remember the clutch bleeding procedurs, and dont have my manuals with me, so someone else will have to help with that one.

The bleeder valve is on the transmission as mentioned above. The bleeding procedure is as follows.

open bleeder and have someone push the pedal 3/4 of the way to the floor. Close the bleeder while the fluid is still moving steadily. Person above can now pull their foot up. Vacuum bleeders will work for clutch bleeding too. Repeat the procedure over and over until you have flushed enough fluid in to clean the system. Make sure to have someone standing above to fill the resevoir.

Finally, when you believe you have all the fluid flushed push the clutch down and up rapidly about 20-30 times. This helps work loose any air in the slave cylinder. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

If inspection reveals the need to replace the slave cylinder, I noticed this while browsing through EBay.


NCDiesel