routine maintenance

[MasterofDisaster]

Bled the brakes today. I used 3/16 in tubing run into a gallon jug. Drilled a couple holes in the lid, one for the tubing, and one for a vent. Poured a 1/4" of brake fluid into the bottom of the jug, and then bled the brakes as usual. Worked great. Just make sure you have enough tubing for the jug to sit safely on the ground.

When I was done w/ the brakes, I bled the clutch per Manual 308-00-1 Clutch System Bleeding. All is well.

I touched up my wheels with Rustoleum 327907 Metallic Aluminum paint. It's an exterior paint, so it should last a little better than the interior paint I had tried. The color match is good. The sheen is not quite as glossy as the OEM paint. Rotated the tires, of course.

 

[Miker]

I did my brakes a while ago. I used a vacuum pump and it took a while but worked good. How did you bleed the clutch?

 

[brasil]

beware... when you bled the brakes..the old fashioned way, there will be some old brake fluid left in the ABS block..
and here is the problem...the old brake fluid will destroy the ABS block - over the time.

For a real good brake bleed job you need a scanner... to activate the valves in the ABS Block, so you can flush the ABS block with new /fresh brake fluid.

 

[MasterofDisaster]

***vacuum pump and it took a while but worked good. How did you bleed the clutch?

Vacuum pump works, but it's really slow compared to the tube and jug method.

To bleed the clutch you drill a hole in a rubber plug, install a fitting, and attach your vacuum pump. Put the rubber plug in the master cylinder. Work the vacuum pump until you have 20" of vacuum. Let it hold for a full 60 sec. Rapidly release the vacuum. Do it again. [The manual warns you may have to do it 5 or 6 times] Clutch action is much improved the last two days.