[Healeys] Brake fluid renewal

[JSARCH]

I made one too. The threads on the Motive Products cap are square cut or not machined properly. I tried several of their other caps and none of them sealed. The are screwed up and don’t know it.

 

From: Harold Manifold <manifold at telus.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 12:22 PM
To: m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca
Cc: John Spaur <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>; Elton S <eps2660 at gmail.com>; Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake fluid renewal

 

I modified an old reservoir cap with misc. spare parts. Looks ugly but it seals and I can attach a pump. Picture attached.

 

Harold

 

On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 11:55 AM <m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca <mailto:m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca> > wrote:

I had the same experience with the Motive bleeder.  The cap screws on, but it does not seal.

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> > On Behalf Of John Spaur via Healeys
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 12:43 PM
To: 'Elton S' <eps2660 at gmail.com <mailto:eps2660 at gmail.com> >
Cc: 'Healey List' <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> >
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake fluid renewal

 

I used a pressure bleeder attached to a cap I made. My experience with the vacuum systems attached to the slave cylinder nipple is that they will pull air through the threads of the nipple when loose so they don’t work well in my opinion.

 

Concerning pressure bleeders: Be forewarned that Motive Products make a pour bleeding system! The pressure bottle is good but the caps do not fit. I tried to work with them about this issue and spoke with a senior manager and the former owner to try to resolve the issue with the cap that would not fit and seal the system to it could be pressurized. I went as far as sending them a cap from a bottle of PVC solvent that is the same thread a Healey brake fluid reservoir to they could find a cap to fit. They just blew is off and did not help!

 

John Spaur 

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Elton S via Healeys
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 6:55 PM
To: Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> >
Subject: [Healeys] Brake fluid renewal

 

Fellow Listers,

I need to replace my old discolored brake fluid with new. What technique have you used? Did you just drain all the lines and reservoir and then refill with new fluid? Then bleeding to get all the air out? Or draining the lines to where the reservoir is almost empty and then adding new fluid so as to prevent air from getting in the lines? Bleeding the clutch slave cylinder is not one of my favorite pastimes.

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Elton

BJ7

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