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brake fluid flush, procedures? |
TheCabinetmaker |
Apr 20 2004, 03:07 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,301 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
I'm going to my novice DE at Hallett raceway in two weeks, and need to replace my dot 3 with dot 4. I did a search but nothing came up. Everything else on the car is up to specs. Whats the best method to do this? Is it just bleeding the brakes till all the fluid is changed? Do I drain the entire system, then refill and bleed, bleed, bleed?
Thanks in advance, Curt |
andys |
Apr 28 2004, 10:42 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None |
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Sitting for 12 years? Change the rubber lines, flush/bleed the system and see how it stops. I wouldn't mess with the hard lines unless you had to for some reason (concours restoration, broke an end off R&Ring a caliper, etc). ****************** andys, with your car sitting for 10 years you want to go completely thru the brakes. Think you should plan on rebuilding calipers, new pads, new rubber hoses. You'll have a better idea of what condition the metal brake lines are in after you pull the calipers apart and look inside the rubber lines. ****************** Guys, the car already has stainless flex lines installed by the PO. Since brake fluid absorbs moisture, I'm concerned about the hard lines rusted somewhere on the inside. Don't know any way to ascertain their integrity. That said, honestly I've never seen an instance where this occurred, even on very old vehicles (my '56 F100 w/ SBF V8 had the original hard lines. Same w/ my '47 Ford). Andy |
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