On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, alemen@pop.ftconnect.com wrote:
> Has anyone done this without removing the cover etc. as the book says. I
> was simply going to do this while the car was on the axle stands. From
> under the car I can see the slave cylinder and the bleed nipple. But it
> is not very accessable. I was simply wanting to drain and renew the
> fluid as I don't know the age of the fluid or type (probably DOT3).
Yes. It's not easy and it's not a neat job (odds are you WILL get some
sort of grime all over your hand and arm or shirt). But from underneath
I've been able to reach up with a relatively short 7/16" box or flare
wrench and loosen the bleeder screw and even fit a hose for drainage and
damage control. Of course, this means that your car is safely up on
jackstands, or a ramp, or a lift, or over (heaven forbid) a pit!
It's much, much easier from the interior with the gearbox cover off, but
that involves a lot of labor, especially on a stock 1500 (less so on Mk.3
and earlier Spitfires, and relatively little on Heralds).
--Andy
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