Brake fluid question
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Brake fluid question
Its too cold/no time right now to change the brake fluid.... however if i just suck out the fluid in the resiviour and fill it up with fresh fluid is this going to benifit the system at all until i can make the bleed and put in fresh fluid in a month or so?
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I see no reason why not as long as you follow though on the bleeding later.
I would consider the new fluid you add today to be old fluid when you bleed and replace it with new when the time comes.
I would consider the new fluid you add today to be old fluid when you bleed and replace it with new when the time comes.
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when you bleed it just open the bleeder screws one at a time and let gravity drain it out. it you go crazy pumping the pedal, you are likely to damage the master buy sending the primary piston into a bunch of grit thats built up over the years. the normal stroke is a fraction of an inch when you hit the pedal.
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Im ashamed to admit that I just changed mine for the first time this summer.
It came out looking like old engine oil. I flushed the old stuff out entirely, wiped the can out and refilled with synethic. The peddle pressure difference was noticibly different.
If you havent dont it lately, I would do it .
It came out looking like old engine oil. I flushed the old stuff out entirely, wiped the can out and refilled with synethic. The peddle pressure difference was noticibly different.
If you havent dont it lately, I would do it .
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Use the Dot classification your brakes call for. If you use a silicone based brake fluid, it does compress under pressure, whereas normal brake fluid does not. However, normal brake fluid is hygroscopic.
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when you bleed it just open the bleeder screws one at a time and let gravity drain it out. it you go crazy pumping the pedal, you are likely to damage the master buy sending the primary piston into a bunch of grit thats built up over the years. the normal stroke is a fraction of an inch when you hit the pedal.
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