Danke, Bob. I got the DOT 3 from the Haynes manual. Shoulda known not to
trust it!
Cheers!!
Jim - properly chastized in Dodge City
At 06:14 AM 12/17/2004, Brad Fornal wrote:
>Um, I can't believe Frank missed the most obvious clue here.
>DOT 3??
>You "should" be using DOT 4 as it is less damaging to the rubber seals on our
>little cars. Perhaps the quality over the years has improved to the point
>where
>DOT 3 could be used, but since most of the parts are of Oriental origin, I
>doubt
>it. So rebuild both, flush the lines with alcohol, and you should be golden.
>
>Brad
>
>Jim Johnson wrote:
>
> > Group,
> >
> > Well, I'm going to have to do a rebuild of my clutch master cylinder as
> it has
> > suddenly started leaking down the backs of the pedals onto my new
> rubber mat
> > with copious amounts of Dot-3 collecting in the past 5 days.
> >
> > Never having done this before on a Midget, I'm wondering if there are any
> > special tricks it would benefit me to know? - Or are ya'll just gonna sit
> > back, let me cock up the whole works, and then laugh like
> crazy? Should I go
> > ahead and do the slave cylinder too? It doesn't appear to be leaking at
> all,
> > just the master cylinder. Is it worth it to pay the bucks for one of the
> > complete kits I see in MM and VB cataloges?
> >
> > I've got a Haynes to go by but that's all. I've already discovered that
> Haynes
> > takes a hell of a lot for granted insofar as their descriptions of
> repair are
> > concerned.
> >
> > Cheers!!
> > Jim - wiping Dot-3 off his Oxfords in Dodge City
>
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