Date:         Sun, 24 Mar 1996 15:20:40 +0000
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Bob <zaphod@mail.ameritel.net>
Subject:      Brakes updated - Changing fluids (reduction, tranny, brake) [T1]

Morning!

Well, after many cold nights I finally completed my brake rebuild.  All new
wheel cylinders, shoes, and lines.  Repacked the bearings up front and am
preparing to drain/refill aforementioned transmission and reduction gears.
My question is: what size is that damn drain/fill bolt?  Is it 17mm?  That
number seems to stick out in my mind for some reason.  Where am I gonna find
that sucker?

As I was preparing to fill my master cylinder and bleed the brakes (at
midnight last night) I noticed that my fluid reservoirs had some grey pasty
crap in the bottom.  Can I easily remove the reservoirs without removing the
master cylinder?  I have everything disconnected from the master cylinder
but it's extremely well-rusted onto the mount so I don't want to pry if I
don't have to.  Then what can I do about the crud in the bottom?  It's not
solid or anything...

TIA,

Bob J.
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