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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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Default DOT3 DOT4 DOT5 what yall use?

just woundering for your clutch fluid what are yall using?

reason why i am asking is cause it seems like my clutch fluid is getting too hot and it gets hard to engauge.

yes i already replaced both slave and master
yes i adjusted clutch pedal
yes i also checked for leaks ect ect.
yes my bleeder box thingy has been removed

This seems to happed when i do a good hard pull and then it fells soft and the pedal seems to sit lower.
Also when i bleed the system the fluid was real dirty. when I replaced with new DOT3 fluid about a hour later i checked and the fluid looked dirty again does this seem to happen to anyone else. LMK yalls thoughts.

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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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well Bleed the sysytem dry make shure that there is nuthing it the lines. Then try using Dot 4 and see what it dus. If it keeps it up you mite want to adjusted your clutch. not the pedal. Brian...
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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If it's getting dirty quickly after a change and you changed both the master and slave it sounds like your Hydraulic line is starting to fail, and therefore colapasing when not under pressure.. this can deteriorate and dirty up the fluid... many companaies sell steel braided teflon lines (like the brake lines) that are for the clutch. this should help. if nothing else at least it'll look cool
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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DOT 5 synthetic. You should switch to a synthetic fluid for your brakes and clutch.
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Old Oct 12, 2006 | 02:40 PM
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no no no no no no no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! u do not use dot 5 unless u have silicone lined brake lines i.e. corvettes and other high end cars only dot3 or dot 4 so do not use dot 5
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Old Oct 13, 2006 | 11:17 PM
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correction the synthetic that I use doesnt say dot 5 it says exceeds dot 4 standards.
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 07:07 AM
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ahhh tru well i am gonna take my car to my mechanic get the prob fixed casue there is def something wrong, and i am tired of fooling with it LOL.
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