Not sure if this has been mentioned, but for most hydraulic clutch systems,
DOT 3 is your best bet...at least according to the transmission experts I
know. The thinking is DOT 3 has less of the additives which will permeate
the o-rings and cause them to swell. Once they swell, they are likely to
roll in friction and wear more quickly.
In a message dated 4/22/2013 4:21:56 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
rfraser@bluefrog.com writes:
Jay
I have seen purple and yellow tint in Dot 5. I think that is a
requirement for Dot 5 to have a tint.
Yes, you need to go through the Master, the down pipe and the Slave
to clear all the contaminated fluid from the system. I'm not sure if
alcohol will flush out Dot 5; it works with the glycol based brake fluids.
You may need to use lacquer thinner or BrakeKleen to flush the Dot 5.
Inspect all the parts and rebuild.
Ron Fraser
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Jay Laifman
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2013 11:19 PM
To: Tiger's Den
Subject: [Tigers] Clutch - DANG IT!!!!!
I just did a search in the archives and found that my dad did put DOT 5 in
the clutch.
Ok, so what do I do? Rebuild the master and clutch?
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