Base Clutch vs Z06 clutch diff?
Le Mans Master
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Once you remove all the fluid from the reservoir, use a small section of an old clean white T shirt, wrapped around the eraser end of a pencil to swab clean the bottom & sides of the empty reservoir, before refilling.
Good luck.
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It is a simple process, and I too am glad this thread was started. The bottom of my reservois had a thick layer of brake dust sitting in it and the fluid was almost black.
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No, it's not. And it's not likely you will replace all the fluid in the slave cylinder with that method either. It's similar to expecting that replacing the brake fluid in the master cylinder will replace the fluid in the calipers.
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Is there a better method than the ranger method? One that will get all of the dirty fluid out before new fluid is added?
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Not really on a stock car. There is a bleeder on the slave cylinder to use to do it properly. However, it is next to impossible to reach with the exhaust and tunnel plate installed. If you do any work on the drivetrain, get a remote bleeder installed so that it's easier in the future.
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No a lot of the fluid is in the braking system. I had to suck up the dot4 approx. 20 times before it remained clear, now I just do it after every several rides to keep it that way.
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The engine being on or off has no bearing on where the clutch fluid is in the clutch system. The Clutch hydraulic system is a closed system. The volume of fluid in the reservoir only changes when you press the clutch peddle. When you press the clutch, the level in the reservoir drops ever so slightly. When you release the clutch it return to the level it was when the clutch was released.
The only way the level in the clutch reservoir can get low is for the system to have a leak, or the clutch lining to wear
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I do not understand your reply. I believe the OP was speaking CLUTCH and you replied with braking system...
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The engine being on or off has no bearing on where the clutch fluid is in the clutch system. The Clutch hydraulic system is a closed system. The volume of fluid in the reservoir only changes when you press the clutch peddle. When you press the clutch, the level in the reservoir drops ever so slightly. When you release the clutch it return to the level it was when the clutch was released.
The only way the level in the clutch reservoir can get low is for the system to have a leak, or the clutch lining to wear
OP
The engine being on or off has no bearing on where the clutch fluid is in the clutch system. The Clutch hydraulic system is a closed system. The volume of fluid in the reservoir only changes when you press the clutch peddle. When you press the clutch, the level in the reservoir drops ever so slightly. When you release the clutch it return to the level it was when the clutch was released.
The only way the level in the clutch reservoir can get low is for the system to have a leak, or the clutch lining to wear
Last edited by tak06; Jun 3, 2012 at 02:20 PM.