zippity

Thanks Slalom for the DIY. I performed this "gravity bleed" and this is what the reservoir looked like after the first time I finished.



Knowing that this looked far too dirty...I repeated the process. This is what it looked like after the second time:


Obviously you can tell that there is still some sediment in the reservoir. I took the car fora test drive and getting the shifter into all gears was very smooth and easy. The only problem was, the shifter is still very light and has a late engagement. Definitely improved from before, but definitely not ideal. Will this work its way out after driving more miles or should I repeat the gravity bleed procedure again? Thanks for everyone's help!

zippity

Thanks Slalom for the DIY. I performed this "gravity bleed" and this is what the reservoir looked like after the first time I finished.



Knowing that this looked far too dirty...I repeated the process. This is what it looked like after the second time:


Obviously you can tell that there is still some sediment in the reservoir. I took the car fora test drive and getting the shifter into all gears was very smooth and easy. The only problem was, the shifter is still very light and has a late engagement. Definitely improved from before, but definitely not ideal. Will this work its way out after driving more miles or should I repeat the gravity bleed procedure again? Thanks for everyone's help!

Ryuu

couple more flushes, be right as rain...

zippity

haha ^^^ i guess that is what I'll do tomorrow. I am running out of DOT3 brake fluid...Can I buy this at autozone? (What an amateur question)

Slowcrash_101

Yep, I use the Valvoline synthetic Dot3/4 fluid works decent. I'd say one more flush will do it, just get that gunk out of there.

zippity

So I took the car out and the as soon as I started driving it hard, my clutch stuck to the floor. I obviously pulled over, and the clutch master cylinder was empty. Luckily I brought some DOT3 with me and was able to fill it up to get the car drivable and get it home. So obviously, I have a leak somewhere. My question now is two parts: 1) Where is the best place to buy and 2) Do I need to buy the clutch slave cylinder too?

This is what I have found so far:
http://www.partstrain.com/store/deta...8-9cfa16342d0b

Ryuu

I just put the same master cylinder in mine.. that price looks bout as good as any...

my master leaked, but the slave didn't.. I only had to replace the one...

Slowcrash_101

It's not a really special part, I think it's anywhere between $80-120 for a brand new unit. If your slave isn't leaking there's no need to replace it.

slalom44

Did you make sure the slave cylinder bleeder valve was completely closed? That seems too fast for it to leak that quickly.

CoolGuy094

Perfect pictures of the progress. Usually I'll do a bleed or two, then drive it for a week or so, and do a final bleed.