Hello,
First off thanks to you all for this great resource/forum! It is an awesome place for newbies like me. I need to do a brake fluid flush on my 2004 lx 470 while doing this i would like to clean the brake fluid reservoir. There is some particulate matter in the fluid and i believe it is the gunk from the sides of the reservoir or system that have coalesced and formed floaters. I have found some great resources on how to do the flush but i couldn't find anything specific on cleaning the reservoir or what gunk in reservoir might mean. I have two main question.
1) If i follow the section of "Master Cylinder Rebuild - DIY" thread when he removed the reservoir. If i do this and clean it, put it back on, then commence brake flush should that work? Is there anything i should think about before disconnecting reservoir?
2) I am concerned that the junk in the brake fluid might be a sign of something more problematic like degrading brake lines. How worried should i be? It has been a number of years since the vehicle has had new brake fluid so this could be normal.
Any advice or direction to a thread that talks about this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Again!
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First off thanks to you all for this great resource/forum! It is an awesome place for newbies like me. I need to do a brake fluid flush on my 2004 lx 470 while doing this i would like to clean the brake fluid reservoir. There is some particulate matter in the fluid and i believe it is the gunk from the sides of the reservoir or system that have coalesced and formed floaters. I have found some great resources on how to do the flush but i couldn't find anything specific on cleaning the reservoir or what gunk in reservoir might mean. I have two main question.
1) If i follow the section of "Master Cylinder Rebuild - DIY" thread when he removed the reservoir. If i do this and clean it, put it back on, then commence brake flush should that work? Is there anything i should think about before disconnecting reservoir?
2) I am concerned that the junk in the brake fluid might be a sign of something more problematic like degrading brake lines. How worried should i be? It has been a number of years since the vehicle has had new brake fluid so this could be normal.
Any advice or direction to a thread that talks about this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Again!
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