Help!!!!!!!!
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Help!!!!!!!!
Okay I am extremely new to the corvette seen and I happen to look under the hood and I noticed that the hydralic clutch reservoir was very very low. Me being a dummy did not look at the manual and just stopped by the local parts store to find out what fluid to use and they told me to put DEX III. Come to find out to night just reading the manual, I should have used DOT 4 break fluid. I have read that the clutch bleed screw is extremely hard to get to and I have no choice but to get to it. My question is, has anyone ever done this and if so what did they do to resolve the issue. Thanks and keep all negative comments to yourself please.
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DEX III...as in tranny fluid DEX III?????
Oh crap. I'd go back and slap the person who told you to put that in. I know it's a little to late now but doesn't it say what fluid to use on the cap?
Well, let just figure out how to correct the problem. There's only two things you can do IMO.
1). You must get a bottle of DOT 4 brake fluid and prepare for a long and fun job. You're going to have to raise the car on jack stands. The car has to be at least 15" off the ground to do this comfortable or better yet on a lift. If my memory serves me right i don't think you can access the bleeder valve unless you take the H-pipe and tunnel plate off. If you can get to the bleeder valve without removing these parts than you're lucky.
The bleeder valve is located on the torque tube right where the tube and bellhousing are welded together. It's more on the driver side towards the top of the tube right behind the engine. I think it's a 10mm or a 7/16. Have a buddy pump tbe clutch 10 times and hold it in. As he holds it in open the valve to release the fluid and then close it. Repeat this process until the fluid comes out clear and clean. Make sure you have him check the reservoir after every 3 bleed cycles to make sure there's fresh fluid in there.
2). Worse case senario is that you'll need to replace the slave cylinder and line. I heard that the trans fluid will swell up the line and mess it up. I'm not sure about this though so you might want to check it out. Depends how long you'lve had this fluid in there.
Try bleeding the system and see where that gets you.
Good luck...
Oh crap. I'd go back and slap the person who told you to put that in. I know it's a little to late now but doesn't it say what fluid to use on the cap?
Well, let just figure out how to correct the problem. There's only two things you can do IMO.
1). You must get a bottle of DOT 4 brake fluid and prepare for a long and fun job. You're going to have to raise the car on jack stands. The car has to be at least 15" off the ground to do this comfortable or better yet on a lift. If my memory serves me right i don't think you can access the bleeder valve unless you take the H-pipe and tunnel plate off. If you can get to the bleeder valve without removing these parts than you're lucky.
The bleeder valve is located on the torque tube right where the tube and bellhousing are welded together. It's more on the driver side towards the top of the tube right behind the engine. I think it's a 10mm or a 7/16. Have a buddy pump tbe clutch 10 times and hold it in. As he holds it in open the valve to release the fluid and then close it. Repeat this process until the fluid comes out clear and clean. Make sure you have him check the reservoir after every 3 bleed cycles to make sure there's fresh fluid in there.
2). Worse case senario is that you'll need to replace the slave cylinder and line. I heard that the trans fluid will swell up the line and mess it up. I'm not sure about this though so you might want to check it out. Depends how long you'lve had this fluid in there.
Try bleeding the system and see where that gets you.
Good luck...
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Since you're going to need a complete flush, why not disconnect the hudraulic line at the master cylinder and flush the master cylinder first, rather than pumping the Dex through everything?
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DEX III...as in tranny fluid DEX III?????
Oh crap. I'd go back and slap the person who told you to put that in. I know it's a little to late now but doesn't it say what fluid to use on the cap?
Well, let just figure out how to correct the problem. There's only two things you can do IMO.
1). You must get a bottle of DOT 4 brake fluid and prepare for a long and fun job. You're going to have to raise the car on jack stands. The car has to be at least 15" off the ground to do this comfortable or better yet on a lift. If my memory serves me right i don't think you can access the bleeder valve unless you take the H-pipe and tunnel plate off. If you can get to the bleeder valve without removing these parts than you're lucky.
The bleeder valve is located on the torque tube right where the tube and bellhousing are welded together. It's more on the driver side towards the top of the tube right behind the engine. I think it's a 10mm or a 7/16. Have a buddy pump tbe clutch 10 times and hold it in. As he holds it in open the valve to release the fluid and then close it. Repeat this process until the fluid comes out clear and clean. Make sure you have him check the reservoir after every 3 bleed cycles to make sure there's fresh fluid in there.
2). Worse case senario is that you'll need to replace the slave cylinder and line. I heard that the trans fluid will swell up the line and mess it up. I'm not sure about this though so you might want to check it out. Depends how long you'lve had this fluid in there.
Try bleeding the system and see where that gets you.
Good luck...
Oh crap. I'd go back and slap the person who told you to put that in. I know it's a little to late now but doesn't it say what fluid to use on the cap?
Well, let just figure out how to correct the problem. There's only two things you can do IMO.
1). You must get a bottle of DOT 4 brake fluid and prepare for a long and fun job. You're going to have to raise the car on jack stands. The car has to be at least 15" off the ground to do this comfortable or better yet on a lift. If my memory serves me right i don't think you can access the bleeder valve unless you take the H-pipe and tunnel plate off. If you can get to the bleeder valve without removing these parts than you're lucky.
The bleeder valve is located on the torque tube right where the tube and bellhousing are welded together. It's more on the driver side towards the top of the tube right behind the engine. I think it's a 10mm or a 7/16. Have a buddy pump tbe clutch 10 times and hold it in. As he holds it in open the valve to release the fluid and then close it. Repeat this process until the fluid comes out clear and clean. Make sure you have him check the reservoir after every 3 bleed cycles to make sure there's fresh fluid in there.
2). Worse case senario is that you'll need to replace the slave cylinder and line. I heard that the trans fluid will swell up the line and mess it up. I'm not sure about this though so you might want to check it out. Depends how long you'lve had this fluid in there.
Try bleeding the system and see where that gets you.
Good luck...
