I believe you CAN reuse brake fluid if it's a "clean catch". I bled mine
with 91% isopropyl alcohol after rebuilding & replacing all rubber,
including hoses and waited until it came out clean at all corners. In fact,
this is a nice thing to do before disassembly, as you ruin NO paint! Then I
ran DOT5 through the system. I'm sure the first part to come out had alcohol
in it, so I didn't reuse the fluid, but I'm sure I could if I was running 3
QUARTS through! (Just throw out the first part before continuing bleeding)
Gregory W. Smith http://www.cvn.net/~gsmith
Member, Central Pennsylvania Triumph Club
1980 Spitfire 1500 "for the wife" :)
1980 TR7 Spider v8 (in progress)
1980 TR7 30th Anniversary Edition (deceased)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Atwell Haines
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 10:56 AM
To: KEVIN EDDINS; GatesDavid@aol.com; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Clutch Bleeding -Reply
At 07:00 AM 1/21/99 -0600, KEVIN EDDINS wrote: [re bench-bleeding]
>I think that bench bleeding is just for the dual cylinder master cylinders.
Kevin and Dave,
When I rebuilt my clutch hydraulics I did not bench-bleed the cylinders.
I did have a 'soft' clutch pedal, however, until I took the front of the
car off the jack stands and re-bled. Apparently I had some air caught in
the slave cylinder, and it came out when the bleed nipple was the at
highest point. (That's why the slave's bleed nipple is on top even though
it would be easier to reach if it were on the bottom!)
PS, one thing I have not seen mentioned in the brake bleeding threads
recently ,is that you are NEVER supposed to re-use brake fluid after it has
been pumped through the system, as with repeated bleeding. (I know the
temptation is there when you just need 'a little more'.)
Is everyone following this rule?
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire FM96062 UO
Succasunna, NJ USA
"It's not the destination that counts, it's the journey."
Drive a Spitfire!
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