brake fluid change
06-26-2003, 03:26 PM
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Nordschleife Master
LOL, Ok, Gratian.
Then you have the choices outlined above.
I borrowed my Mother's '89 Crown Vic that I find out had never had the brake fluid changed. I came out of the store and noticed this pool of fluid. Brake line rusted from inside out. Good thing I had the car and saw it or she probably would have had a crash.
Then you have the choices outlined above.
I borrowed my Mother's '89 Crown Vic that I find out had never had the brake fluid changed. I came out of the store and noticed this pool of fluid. Brake line rusted from inside out. Good thing I had the car and saw it or she probably would have had a crash.
06-26-2003, 04:21 PM
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You don't need to bleed the clutch if you're only bleeding brakes. You do need to bleed the clutch & brakes if you're changing the fluid out.
06-26-2003, 06:13 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by gratian:
<strong>I do not have here a pressure bleeder, but if someone can explain how it works I can my own one.Is good that you Ice told me the clutch slave problem.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Here's a great site for a home made Power Bleeder <a href="http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm]</a>
<strong>I do not have here a pressure bleeder, but if someone can explain how it works I can my own one.Is good that you Ice told me the clutch slave problem.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Here's a great site for a home made Power Bleeder <a href="http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm]</a>
06-26-2003, 08:20 PM
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^ There it is.
The brakes and the clutch share the same reservoir, so if one leaks, they all do...
I didn't realize you were in Romania--I'd go the Friend method as well in that case. Just make sure you keep the resevoir above the blue hose when you do the clutch slave. I did mine when it got air in the line with a buddy and it came out fine. If you keep air out of there, you'll have a better chance of everything coming out firm.
The brakes and the clutch share the same reservoir, so if one leaks, they all do...
I didn't realize you were in Romania--I'd go the Friend method as well in that case. Just make sure you keep the resevoir above the blue hose when you do the clutch slave. I did mine when it got air in the line with a buddy and it came out fine. If you keep air out of there, you'll have a better chance of everything coming out firm.
06-30-2003, 09:20 AM
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be careful bleeding with a friend, I have seen cases where the pedal was depressed all the way while bleeding and crud built up in the master cyl. damaged the seals as they were pushed past it. This resulted in a car with clean fluid and no brakes at all. Under normal conditions the pedal is pushed nowhere near the floor, so with a vehicle where maintenance has been spotty, there is a chance of corrosion and so on building up in the bore of the master cyl. This will not apply to clutch hyd. systems of course. If you have a vacuum pump you could try sucking the fluid through the system, or you could just open the bleeder screws and let gravity do the work.
