Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

15

Time Required

                          20 minutes

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  • How to Change the Clutch Fluid on a Corvette
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              How to Change the Clutch Fluid on a Corvette
  • Step 1: Locate and open hood

Step 1: Locate and open hood

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Step 2

  • Step 2: Cover the paint of car in the work area with rag or cloths (this is to avoid exposing the paint to break fluid as it will damage it)

Step 2: Cover the paint of car in the work area with rag or cloths (this is to avoid exposing the paint to break fluid as it will damage it)

Step 3

  • Step 3: Locate the container under hood for the clutch master cylinder and take the lid off

Step 3: Locate the container under hood for the clutch master cylinder and take the lid off

Step 4

  • Step 4: Use a turkey baster to remove the old fluid in the container

Step 4: Use a turkey baster to remove the old fluid in the container

Step 5

  • Step 5: Put the old fluid gathered into an empty water bottle

Step 5: Put the old fluid gathered into an empty water bottle

Step 6

  • Step 6: Pour the Dot4 brake fluid into the the clutch cylinder container that you just emptied

Step 6: Pour the Dot4 brake fluid into the the clutch cylinder container that you just emptied

Step 7

  • Step 7: Locate the speed bleeder for the clutch (it’s a steel braided line)

Step 7: Locate the speed bleeder for the clutch (it’s a steel braided line)

Step 8

  • Step 8: using a 12mm and 14mm wrench turn the end of the bleeder to the left in order to crack it open

Step 8: using a 12mm and 14mm wrench turn the end of the bleeder to the left in order to crack it open

Step 9

  • Step 9: Put the end of the bleeder into an empty water bottle

Step 9: Put the end of the bleeder into an empty water bottle

Step 10

  • Step 10: Now get behind the wheel and pump the clutch. ~ This will pump out the old fluid from the system into the water bottle. While pumping the clutch pour more of the Dot4 fluid into the container. (Maker sure to not let the container go completely empty while doing this step)

Step 10: Now get behind the wheel and pump the clutch. ~ This will pump out the old fluid from the system into the water bottle. While pumping the clutch pour more of the Dot4 fluid into the container. (Maker sure to not let the container go completely empty while doing this step)

Step 11

  • Step 11: After pumping the clutch about 10-15 times and replacing the brake fluid as necessary, the fluid that comes out of the bleeder should become clean

Step 11: After pumping the clutch about 10-15 times and replacing the brake fluid as necessary, the fluid that comes out of the bleeder should become clean

Step 12

  • Step 12: Once the fluid appears to be clean, close the bleeder end using the same 12mm and 14mm wrenches used before

Step 12: Once the fluid appears to be clean, close the bleeder end using the same 12mm and 14mm wrenches used before

Step 13

  • Step 13: Top off the clutch cylinder container with Dot4 fluid and close lid

Step 13: Top off the clutch cylinder container with Dot4 fluid and close lid

Step 14

  • Step 14: Tuck the bleeder line back behind the container, where it was originally, and close the hood

Step 14: Tuck the bleeder line back behind the container, where it was originally, and close the hood

Step 15

  • Step 15: The clutch should not be squishy anymore, indicating that you have successfully changed the brake fluid

Step 15: The clutch should not be squishy anymore, indicating that you have successfully changed the brake fluid

Once fluid is successfully replaced you can close everything back up securely.

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