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Old 08-15-2012, 01:14 PM   #4929
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Now I really feel retarded.
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Old 08-15-2012, 01:28 PM   #4930
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I know there are a ton of Clutch Reservoir DIY's out there.

But here's mine.

Nicely done Grasshopper.

With purity of heart a blind man can see. To achieve perfection you must search both Heaven and Earth. An empty hole is unknown in value until you fill it. Free yourself from the the bonds of the Earth to find perfection for your Clutch Reservoir installation.



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Old 08-15-2012, 01:34 PM   #4931
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wow... now if I can just snatch that damn pebble from your hand... I'll be good to go...




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Now I really feel retarded.
LOL The guys helping me with my brakes did it while I was doing something else...

For some reason looking at the new reservoir installed made a lot more sense than just holding it in my hand.

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Old 08-15-2012, 02:01 PM   #4932
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Good god man, what did you do to the top of that coilover? That nut is decimated!

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Old 08-15-2012, 02:36 PM   #4933
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wow... now if I can just snatch that damn pebble from your hand... I'll be good to go...


The answer is written to those who look closely.
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Old 08-15-2012, 02:50 PM   #4934
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Good god man, what did you do to the top of that coilover? That nut is decimated!

righty-tighty, lefty-loosey


Lololol
actually it looks like a little bit of rust on the nut.. the shape is intact if you look closely.

Chris must be hanging out at the beach in the salt spray...
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Old 08-15-2012, 02:52 PM   #4935
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That nuts been off and on probably 20 times (easily). The nut in the picture that is.
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Old 08-15-2012, 03:35 PM   #4936
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Good god man, what did you do to the top of that coilover? That nut is decimated!

righty-tighty, lefty-loosey


Lololol
OH man... that nut was a B!TC# to get on... I had to use the impact wrench to loosen the threads on the stock struts before I could get it on the Pedders coilovers with hand tools.

Both of them were way tight... IIRC they are a lock nut so they get tighter the further down you go....

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... something to strive for.

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actually it looks like a little bit of rust on the nut.. the shape is intact if you look closely.

Chris must be hanging out at the beach in the salt spray...
Were you staking me this weekend.

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That nuts been off and on probably 20 times (easily). The nut in the picture that is.
see above.
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Old 08-15-2012, 03:45 PM   #4937
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alright, i'm lost now.
why'd you need a new clutch reservoir?
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Old 08-15-2012, 03:47 PM   #4938
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OH man... that nut was a B!TC# to get on... I had to use the impact wrench to loosen the threads on the stock struts before I could get it on the Pedders coilovers with hand tools.

Both of them were way tight... IIRC they are a lock nut so they get tighter the further down you go....



... something to strive for.



Were you staking me this weekend.



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Chris.. You been drinking today? you are spelling funny...
... or are you sending subliminal messages to someone? LOL


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Old 08-15-2012, 03:47 PM   #4939
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alright, i'm lost now.
why'd you need a new clutch reservoir?
Because there isn't a separate resevoir. It shares the brake fluid resevoir.
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Old 08-15-2012, 03:50 PM   #4940
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alright, i'm lost now.
why'd you need a new clutch reservoir?
see below Lol

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Chris.. You been drinking today? you are spelling funny...
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Look what it got me... labeled as a staker... LOL
fixed... LOL

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Because there isn't a separate resevoir. It shares the brake fluid resevoir.
This! we get some nasty clutch dust contamination from the shared reservoir.

Separating it keeps the brake fluid... cleaner...
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Old 08-15-2012, 03:53 PM   #4941
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Because there isn't a separate resevoir. It shares the brake fluid resevoir.
Yes you want a separate clutch fluid reservoir. you don't want contaminants in the brake system.

And if you drive a standard transmission, the clutch fluid picks up a whole lot of clutch particle dust from the slave cylander. The fluid needs to be changed out occasionally.

I used to use a baby's snot sucker - looks like this, to suck up the old fluid and then add fresh fluid in the clutch reservoir.
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Old 08-15-2012, 05:32 PM   #4942
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Because there isn't a separate resevoir. It shares the brake fluid resevoir.


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Yes you want a separate clutch fluid reservoir. you don't want contaminants in the brake system.

And if you drive a standard transmission, the clutch fluid picks up a whole lot of clutch particle dust from the slave cylander. The fluid needs to be changed out occasionally.

I used to use a baby's snot sucker - looks like this, to suck up the old fluid and then add fresh fluid in the clutch reservoir.
i understand why you want separate reservoirs & the whole clutch dust in the fluid & all...
but you're telling me that y'all's cars have a combined clutch & brake reservoir?!
that just seems like a ridiculous lack of engineering right there

and for mine, i have a big kitchen syringe with the tip of the needle cut off flat i'm guessing y'all typically just do the ranger method do clean your fluid?
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