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Lil bastard · 11-10-2009, 10:14 PM

When was the last time your brake/clutch fluid was changed/bled? Every two years is the spec.

chubert · 11-11-2009, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Lil bastard

When was the last time your brake/clutch fluid was changed/bled? Every two years is the spec.

No idea when or if. I have no service history with it. The car is in fantastic cosmetic shape and seemed to be cared for very well but it could have been a garage queen with no mechanical upkeep!!!

Can I flush it without a power bleeder by just using the pedal? It's almost away for the winter so maybe it will be a spring project..

I will say after I drove it much more agressivly the clutch felt great again. Maybe there was some build up on the surfaces which is now gone. The car seems to really enjoy being driven hard.

jmatta · 11-11-2009, 07:10 AM

You can have a helper depress the clutch, just as you would when bleeding brakes. I use a power bleeder and depress the clutch (held in check by a extended rod conveniently placed in the interior) and open the bleeder under pressure. The bleeder valve is a pain in the a** to get at, however.

chubert · 11-11-2009, 07:38 AM

Where do you connect a power bleeder? To the resevoir? That sounds like a nice tool to have...

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Originally Posted by jmatta

You can have a helper depress the clutch, just as you would when bleeding brakes. I use a power bleeder and depress the clutch (held in check by a extended rod conveniently placed in the interior) and open the bleeder under pressure. The bleeder valve is a pain in the a** to get at, however.

Lil bastard · 11-11-2009, 07:58 AM

Yes, it copnnects to the reservoir in place of the cap. You pressurize to 20PSI and then bleed the calipers in sequence (also the slave as it shares the same reservoir as the brakes).

Motive makes a good one (which I own), but I have recently seen a far superior one from BAVAUTO - http://www.bavauto.com/shop.asp which costs virtually the same but has much nicer features. Look under the brake category and then tools.

It's somewhat faulty reasoning to leave the old stuff in til spring. Brake fluid is hygroscopic meaning it absorbs moisture (even from the air). Leaving it in will give it all winter to attack and corrode the innards of the calipers, lines, master and slave through the winter. If it were me, I'd swap it now. The winter air is typically very dry and so it'll still be very fresh come spring.