----- Original Message -----
From "WFO Herb" <froggi at cdsnet.net>
To: <RBHouston@aol.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: 1275 clutch fluid line
> I would be interested in knowing how often those... the few that do...
that use
> their cars as 'daily drivers' have to rebuild their brake or clutch
systems.
> Comparing what they tell us to those that only drive their cars a few
times a
> month during good weather only. Comments???
I replaced my brake master cylinder, clutch master cylinder, brake hoses,
rear brake slave cylinders, and clutch slave cylinder in 1985. The car has
been driven an average of 7000 miles a year, more in the '80's, less in the
late 90's, now leveled off at about 5000 miles a year. It is nice enough
here to take the car out year round, so the car is more or less a daily
driver. I would say I flush the fluid about once every three years, and I
use Castrol Dot 4. I had to replace the rear wheel cylinders last summer
due to leaking seals, and put on a new clutch slave cylinder this summer
when I rebuilt the Nissan tranny. Both of the master cylinders are still
working great 15 years later. Knock on wood, as tomorrow they will probably
fail now that I've said something.
David Riker
74 Midget
63 Falcon
70 Torino
http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
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