Clutch Fluid change instructions

[Kabayo23]

I will be bleeding the brake fluid on my ‘23 Badlands this weekend and would like to do the clutch fluid as well since both fluids are on the same reservoir. I can’t seem to find the bleeder valve for the clutch fluid, can someone show me a diagram of where it is?
Also does it matter which fluid I bleed first?

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[Ducati1098]

Not sure what you plan on using to do this, but I would highly recommend just leaving the clutch alone. It can be a nightmare to bleed without a pressure bleeder (and sometimes even with one)

 

[Headsong]

Clutch fluid? I thought maybe this was right there with the blinker fluid....

 

[Kabayo23]

Not sure what you plan on using to do this, but I would highly recommend just leaving the clutch alone. It can be a nightmare to bleed without a pressure bleeder (and sometimes even with one)

I was gonna do the same process as when doing the brake fluid. Pump the pedal a few times then crack the bleeder valve then close it, then repeat. I don’t don’t have a pressure bleeder at the moment.

 

[Kabayo23]

Clutch fluid? I thought maybe this was right there with the blinker fluid....

I hope you’re being sarcastic but yeah, need to change clutch fluids too. And since the brake and clutch uses the same reservoir, might as well do both

 

[Ducati1098]

I was gonna do the same process as when doing the brake fluid. Pump the pedal a few times then crack the bleeder valve then close it, then repeat. I don’t don’t have a pressure bleeder at the moment.

You can try it that way, but I have a feeling it won’t turn out well. That being said, every time I’ve bleed the clutch on a Bronco it’s after removing the transmission, so not exactly the same.

You’re never going to get all the fluid from the system out regardless, so bleeding the brakes/most of the reservoir alone will probably suffice.

 

[Brian_B]

You’re never going to get all the fluid from the system out regardless, so bleeding the brakes/most of the reservoir alone will probably suffice.

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Clutch system is very small compared to brakes... it goes from master to slave cylinder and that's it... neither are big cylinders and the slave doesn't heat up nearly like a brake caliper does (at least under normal circumstances... you can make it get that hot, but you'll know if you did it) - so not a lot of thermal expansion/contraction coming from that line.

So yeah, they both pull from the same reservoir, but you get the calipers done and you've changed the vast majority of the fluid in the system - and all of the fluid that's gonna matter when it comes to water absorption.

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