How do you check the clutch fluid on a Jeep Wrangler?

Answer 1

Depends on the year i think, mines an '89 Open the hood, On the left side if of the engine if you are facing the grille, you should see a large resevoir, on mine it is yellow with lots of other colors due to wear, next to and above that on the firewall is a smaller resevoir, it is sort of clear and just above it is a cable that runs to the yellow resevoir, the yellow is the brake fluid, the clear is the clutch fluid, It requires DOT 3 Brake fluid and should be filled between the min and max.

I just purchased my '89 and due to the fact that it hadn't been running in so long it was empty and filled with black junk, I wiped it out and filled it. I had a problem with the clutch because I needed to bleed the line and was unable to find the bleeder. To assure that you have bled the line, open the Brake fluid reservoir, have a buddy pump the brakes a few times and observe the bubbles form. Now, open the Smaller Clutch Fluid Reservoir, if you have correctly done so, the bubbles should form due to the pumping that your buddy is doing with the clutch, I hadn't done this correctly and now I am paying, new starter, new clutch, had to grind gears for a week (bad for tranny) and was embarrassed while driving through a larger downtown area on a hill and being forced to roll back down and turn the car off to put it in reverse and first gear. almost a grand later, its brandy new, but save yourself the time and money and make sure you have fluid. I'm not saying that's the only reason for the clutch but it sure didn't help.