so i've never changed clutch fluid. needless to say, my reservoir suggests a blackish color from the outside. it's not that bad, but it's dark. so, is there a drain plug? or do i have to take the line right off?

 

Theres a bleeder on the slave cylinder.

 

sorry to be daft, but where abouts is the slave cylinder? is it near the reservoir? or under the truck?

 

It is under the truck bolted to the trans at the bellhousing. I usually carefully pull the fluid resevoir off and clean it then reinstall and fill it with new fluid before bleeding.

 

from what i can tell, it looks like the clutch fluid reservoir, is located under the hood, driver side, top right corner i guess, and is riveted onto the body... so i wouldn't know how to take it off. i could be way out to lunch. but i did find a rubber line a couple feet towards the passenger side of the truck. i figure i could bleed from here? if i knew how to take off the reservoir, i would clean it too! (i've heard q-tips can clean the inside of these?)

long one...

plus, any idea what the "fe 16" tank is? it's located near the fuel filter, and about 4/5 times (maybe more) larger in volume, than the fuel filter.

 

The plastic part just pops off as its inset into a rubber grommet. At the end of the hose you see is the slave cylinder which has a bleeder valve on the side of it. You can't bleed the system by the hose.

 

i guess it would be easier to bleed from that location anyways. thank you!

 

does this bleeder valve have a rubber stopper on the end? cause i can't get any fluid to come out of there. never have. i've tried before too. wonder if she's plugged?

 

so i got the bleeder valve open, bled the line, and the pedal is solid as new. is by means of sediment the only way oxygen gets in the line?

 

The seals leak on both the master and slave cylinders eventually. You can peel the rubber boot back on the slave cylinder to check for brake fluid leakage and look at the backside of the master cylinder from the inside drivers floorboard for external leakage but master cylinders have 2 seals so they can leak internally as well.