[DeTomaso] Clutch master and slave fluid

[Pantdino]

You could use silicone brake fluid.
You should rebuild both master and slave cylinders and flush the line well to get the old normal fluid out.

Yes, it is a little more compressible than the glycol-based normal fluid but it should work.

I used silicone brake fluid for the brakes and clutch when I restored my TR6 and am glad I did-  those masters sit right above a large exposed painted area that would have been ruined if I hadn't.


JimOddie


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike McDougal <mdmcdougal at gmail.com>
To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Wed, Apr 16, 2014 5:34 pm
Subject: [DeTomaso] Clutch master and slave fluid


   With all this talk of clutch master and slave cylinders-----
   I was wonderingA A  Could jack oil or ATF be used instead of brake
   fluid ?
   Its a bad day when the slave leaks and eats up the paint !!
   Mike McDougalA  #3482

 
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   You could use silicone brake fluid.

   You should rebuild both master and slave cylinders and flush the line
   well to get the old normal fluid out.



   Yes, it is a little more compressible than the glycol-based normal
   fluid but it should work.



   I used silicone brake fluid for the brakes and clutch when I restored
   my TR6 and am glad I did-  those masters sit right above a large
   exposed painted area that would have been ruined if I hadn't.





   JimOddie

   -----Original Message-----
   From: Mike McDougal <mdmcdougal at gmail.com>
   To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Wed, Apr 16, 2014 5:34 pm
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Clutch master and slave fluid
   With all this talk of clutch master and slave cylinders-----
   I was wonderingA A  Could jack oil or ATF be used instead of brake
   fluid ?
   Its a bad day when the slave leaks and eats up the paint !!
   Mike McDougalA  #3482

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