mopa

Hi Tegger,

I just checked for leakage, and it doesn't seem there was any fluid
leaking out of the mc. There is enough grease on the end side of the mc
by the pedal, so it all seems to be fine. All I can think of is maybe
the fluid on the MC was never filled back up, and it damaged the seals
on the MC.

AutoZone just received my parts, so I'm going try and have this guy
install them tomorrow, but for the time being, I'll just keep pumping
on the clutch pedal.

I don't see anywhere that its possible to bleed the mc though.

Thanks again for your help. You've been so very helpful.
The labor will be about $80.00 the guy said, just for future reference
for others who may have to have someone else do it.

Respectfully,
Johnny

jim beam

mopa wrote:
> Hi Tegger,
>
> I just checked for leakage, and it doesn't seem there was any fluid
> leaking out of the mc. There is enough grease on the end side of the mc
> by the pedal, so it all seems to be fine. All I can think of is maybe
> the fluid on the MC was never filled back up, and it damaged the seals
> on the MC.
>
> AutoZone just received my parts, so I'm going try and have this guy
> install them tomorrow, but for the time being, I'll just keep pumping
> on the clutch pedal.
>
> I don't see anywhere that its possible to bleed the mc though.
>
> Thanks again for your help. You've been so very helpful.
> The labor will be about $80.00 the guy said, just for future reference
> for others who may have to have someone else do it.
>
> Respectfully,
> Johnny
>
you don't bleed the master, you beed the slave - down at the gearbox
end. just open the bleed nipple & let the air come out. keep the fluid
reservoir topped up while you do this. wash any spillage with plenty of
water - never wipe.

btw, honda recommend dot3, not dot4. some dot4's have been problematic
with seals after they've been used with dot3, the factory fill.

mopa

Thanks Jim. Darn, and I had just bought the good synthetic dot4

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> Thanks Jim. Darn, and I had just bought the good synthetic dot4
>


Synthetic is DOT5.

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jim beam

TeGGeR® wrote:
> "mopa" <buttakid@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:1126134265.809595.8120@g49g2000cwa.googlegrou ps.com:
>
>
>>Thanks Jim. Darn, and I had just bought the good synthetic dot4
>>
>
>
>
> Synthetic is DOT5.
>
silicone is dot5.

dot3 & dot4 are glycol-ethers.

jim beam

mopa wrote:
> Thanks Jim. Darn, and I had just bought the good synthetic dot4
>
i don't think there's any such thing as a "synthetic" brake fluid. i
know people sell the stuff with "that word" on the bottle, but since
glycol-ethers have to be synthesized anyway, i don't understand why
they're not /all/ "synthetic". personally, i'd avoid the hype, return
it and just get ordinary dot3.

TeGGeR®

jim beam <nospam@example.net> wrote in news:Ovidnbh90o6SD4LeRVn-
gQ@speakeasy.net:

> TeGGeR® wrote:
>> "mopa" <buttakid@hotmail.com> wrote in
>> news:1126134265.809595.8120@g49g2000cwa.googlegrou ps.com:
>>
>>
>>>Thanks Jim. Darn, and I had just bought the good synthetic dot4
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Synthetic is DOT5.
>>
> silicone is dot5.
>
> dot3 & dot4 are glycol-ethers.
>
>


D'oh!

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mopa

Synthetic is DOT5? huh? Is it that bad that companies just put anything
on the bottle just to sell it? [scratches ones head, and thinks geez,
well maybe]

I bought the Prestone Synthetic Dot 4, but it reads will work perfect
with all dot 3 and dot 4. I bought it because it will work at the
highest temperature (500F), and it gets so damn hot here and humit that
I figured it maybe a good idea to get it. It's clear like water.

TeGGeR®

"mopa" <buttakid@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:1126229673.269617.298010@g47g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com:

> Synthetic is DOT5? huh?


No. It's been clarified that SILICONE fluid is DOT5.

DOT 5.1, confusingly, reverts to ether/glycol, though.


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