Bleeding the Clutch

[rpastir]

Hi All,

Is it OK to bleed the clutch without bleeding the brakes?....or should they all be done at the same time?

Thanks-Rob P.

[Loren]

The brake/clutch fluid on the non-turbo cars is shared by both.

You can bleed only one - but if you flushing or changing out a component (i.e. slave cylinder) you should bleed both as air is in the system.

[creekman]

Loren,

I was going to read up on this since I need to bleed both the brakes and slave... Great question and answer, thanks...

[logray]

This is by far my favorite DIY article on this subject:

http://www.pedrosgarage.com/Site_3/Bleed_the_Brakes_%26_Clutch.html

[creekman]

Logray, Great article... I wouldn't have know to depress the brake pedal to bleed the slave cylinder. I'll have to go back to my Bentley's to see if I had missed that.

Thanks,

[creekman]

Another thought, my "84" had a small overflow hose coming off the master cylinder. When using the pressure pot to bleed the brakes I sometimes would forget to pinch off/closed the hose, big mess on the floor. Does the 996 have an overflow hose from the master cylinder that you would need to pinch off?

[Loren]

Another thought, my "84" had a small overflow hose coming off the master cylinder. When using the pressure pot to bleed the brakes I sometimes would forget to pinch off/closed the hose, big mess on the floor. Does the 996 have an overflow hose from the master cylinder that you would need to pinch off?

No, no overflow hose.

[creekman]

Thanks Loren... What would we do without you!