 Best way to remove brake fluid? |
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| VaccaRabite |
 Dec 8 2005, 12:18 PM
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En Garde!  Group: Admin Posts: 13,440 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
I want to take the suspension and brakes off my tub to make it easier to get out all the underbody "rust proofer". Also, I want to clean up the the suspension parts.
What is the best way to drain out the brake fluid? At this point, the pedal cluster is out of the car. Actually, everyhting is out of the car except the suspension and brakes. Are there bits that I want to remove as a group to avoid damage? Are there bits that I just need to plan on replacing now once they are out? Thanks Zach |
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| Dave_Darling |
Dec 8 2005, 12:44 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,982 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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Use a turkey baster to suck the fluid out of the reservoir. (Caution--don't ever use it for food after you do this!!!)
Open up the bleeder valves in the brakes and let them drip, I guess. If the pedal cluster was still on the car, you could use the pedal to pump out the fluid. Of course, you'd wind up with air in the master cylinder, which is a bitch to get out... If you have a Mity Vac hand vacuum pump, you can use it to suck the fluid out of the reservoir, and out of the calipers. --DD |
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| Dr. Roger |
Dec 8 2005, 01:21 PM
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A bat out of hell. Group: Members Posts: 3,944 Joined: 31-January 05 From: Hercules, California Member No.: 3,533 Region Association: Northern California |
brake fluid is both a strong acid and also water soluable.
just drain it into something acid proof and then dispose of it and rinse out somewhere safe with lots of water. two minutes on your skin and it starts to eat it away. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/happy11.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/happy11.gif) |
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| double-a |
Dec 8 2005, 02:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 987 Joined: 15-September 03 From: vancouver, wa, usa Member No.: 1,162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
or two minutes on your paint, same result (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) ~a |
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