While under the dash today replacing my accelerator cable I noticed the pushrod to my master clutch cylinder looked a bit 'wet'... when I pushed down on the clutch pedal I was rewarded with brake fluid bubbling past the boot.....

Now the slave cylinder's been replaced a few years ago already by a garage....... but in scanning thru the board I see those talking about replacing the entire hydraulic assembly rather than just one of the cylinders. Also I noticed in the manual that the system is to be replaced as a prebled unit... however the garage obviously replaced the slave cylinder and bled it with no problem...

So my main question- which is more advantagous- replacing the system or just going ahead and replacing the clutch master cylinder?

Thanks!

 

I did the same on mine...individualy, took a while to bleed it but I got it done....let gravity do the most part

 

I think my replacement slave cylinder has a bleeder screw- I'll have to get under the car to be sure.... but basically I would just need to crack it open and let it sit for a while, topping off the reservoir once in a while until I see fluid coming out of the bleeder?

 

yes....put the cap back on and pump the clutch........remove cap let it sit...put back pump...ect.....if its got a bleader screw more power to ya

 

'cap' as in the reservoir cap? Basically you just 'work the bubbles' out by filling, pumping, waiting, refilling, repeat 5-7 times or so?

 

thats the idea but more than 7 times likely

 

Gotcha Thanks!