Clutch bleeding

-westy- · 22 Apr 2009 at 09:13

Hello,

Just a quick question, does clutch fluid come from the same resovoir as the brake fluid - ie on top of the master cylinder?

Thanks.

mattpc · 22 Apr 2009 at 09:25

no! Or at least not on any of the cars that I have owned. The clutch usually has its own system. The slave cylinders actually sometimes fail if you leave minging knackered fluid in for too long. Quite probably the master cylinders do as well but the slave is a particular issue on my car. You will probably find a very small reservoir in your engine bay somewhere with some dirty looking fluid in.. Most likely this will be for the clutch.

Matt82 · 22 Apr 2009 at 10:59

-westy- said:
Hello,

Just a quick question, does clutch fluid come from the same resovoir as the brake fluid - ie on top of the master cylinder?

Thanks.

on my golf the clutch hydraulic fluid comes from the brake fluid res

Matt82 · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:00

follow the pipe work back if you can, thatll answer your question

-westy- · 22 Apr 2009 at 11:01

We found it

The clutch line goes back into the bulkhead :/ We put a pressure bleeder onto the brake M/C, and fluid flowed straight out the bleed nipple on the clutch