[6pack] synthetic fluid clean up

[Sally or Dick Taylor]

Colin---I sort of doubt that what you are seeing can be helped by anything, tho, once blistering has started, but you can try just a good flush with plain water. Baking soda is also good as a preventative, but messy to look at.  
Is the "DOT 5" brake fluid purple in color? Otherwise you may have the DOT 5.1, which is the glycol either formula, more clear in color.

The MC pushrods aren't being sold separately by most of the part dealers anymore, and only come with new clutch MCs. They can be brazed and redrilled back to the original .312 if you have the inclination to do this. Same goes with the secondary pedal arm bore. Removal of the pedal box is necessary to do this job right, but is the best solution. I push-fitted a sleeve into my pedal arm, so repairs made here will be easy, in the year 2025!

Dick


-----Original Message-----
From: Colin Thom
Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2010 12:51 PM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] synthetic fluid clean up

Hi Y'all.I removed my master clutch cylinder today and found black sludge on
the cockpit side that I can attribute to worn seals but the paint on the
peddle was blistering and easily rubbed off. The worse news is that the
paint on the firewall is also blistering a bit, though it doesn't seem as
easy to rub off. Any ideas as to how to clean this, if indeed I should even
touch it? Is there some magic solution that would neutralize the DOT 5 that
has caused this? Oh.and if you're thinking DOT 5 doesn't eat paint, as I
did, it would appear we're wrong..it just takes longer. I've had a fussy
clutch for many months but life just hasn't offered the time or place to get
around to fixing it until now.  Too bad, 'cause it's a sunny day and if the
master cylinder pushrod and clevis pin weren't too worn to re-use, I'd have
it all back on the road for a spin. Thanks for your help. Colin. '75
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