Clutch Slave Failure - Damage control

[Kdubski]

Clutch slave seal failed, resulting in brake fluid getting inside the bell housing, as well as on most of the underside of the car. Brake fluid is corrosive, so I want to clean it up but does it make sense to dump water into the bell housing to rinse off the remnants of the fluid?

[cobra]

Brake fluid is only damaging to paint, right?

I would just rinse the exposed fluid. It shouldn't damage any metal parts. You probably risk doing more damage by flooding your clutch with water.