The good thing about brake fluid's desire to soak up water is the fact that
water does a good job of washing off brake fluid. A good wash with soap &
lots of water should clean the fluid from your carpet.
Doug Leithauser
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> From: James Pickard <geowiz@worldnet.att.net>
> To: Tigers Mailing List <tigers@autox.team.net>
> Subject: leaking clutch
> Date: Wednesday, January 28, 1998 11:04 AM
>
> My clutch master cylinder appears to be leaking. Hence, I have several
> questions in need of this mailing lists combined expert opinions and
> experiences. Some fluid has leaked inside the car, ruining the cheap
foam
> rubber padding under the carpet and soaking a portion of the carpet. Any
> ideas on how to get the fluid out of the carpet? Any better materials to
> replace the padding besides more cheap foam rubber? I seem to have lost
> more fluid than I found in the carpeting, and it looks like there is some
> fluid under the car on the speedometer cable. How would it get there?
Do
> I need to get all this fluid off the car to avoid corrosion? Lastly, I'm
> planning on trying a rebuild kit first. Any reason that is a bad idea?
> Thanks in advance. Since I'm pretty isolated from other Tiger owners,
this
> is my primary source of information.
>
> Jim Pickard
> B9473298
> "Geowiz"
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