In article , clare@snyder.on.ca   
   wrote:   
   >On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:59:17 GMT, someone@some.domain   
   >(someone@some.domain) wrote:   
   >   
   >>In article , clare@snyder.on.ca   
   > wrote:   
   >>>On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:00:49 GMT, someone@some.domain   
   >>>(someone@some.domain) wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>In article , clare@snyder.on.ca   
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>>>On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:50:39 GMT, someone@some.domain   
   >>>>>(someone@some.domain) wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>my 86 1/2 supra's clutch petal went limp and there's a leak. could it be   
   a   
   >   
   >>>>>>simple as replacing a seal and bleeding it?   
   >>>>>>the supra groups is extinct, and i have a toy truck so whatever.   
   >>>>> It COULD be. Where is it leaking, master or slave, or is a line   
   >>>>>broken?   
   >>>>>Has the fluid ever been changed? Changed regularly? If not, moisture   
   >>>>>in thefluid (it is hygroscopic) may have corroded the slave cyl, or   
   >>>>>even the master (less likely).   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>We need more information - but the master cyl and the slave should   
   >>>>>still be available - and the chances of the slave being repairable if   
   >>>>>it is leaking and the fluid has not been changed every couple years is   
   >>>>>pretty slim.   
   >>>>>They CAN be resleaved if new replacements are not available.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>the leak seems to be where the pedal rod goes into the tranny.  the   
   > reservoir   
   >>>>is full of coffee colored brake fluid, which i know is bad.  where is the   
   >>>>bleeder, also only reached from under?  the crappy service manual has   
   > pictures   
   >>>   
   >>>>that don't show or explain.  i figured out pedal height, but the rod length   
   >>>>only had one nut.  japanese bikes are so damn easy, i can balance 4 carbs   
   on   
   > a   
   >>>   
   >>>>750k by ear or rebuild an sr asleep, but the cars really piss me off for   
   >>>>repairs.  changing a starter on a supra is unbelievably hard if you don't   
   > take   
   >>>   
   >>>>the body apart.  you can turn a socket 1 click at a time.   
   >>>>i wish it was my 87 2x4 truck, but i do love that supra, too.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>It's been 20 years since I did that job on a Supra - IIRC it is a self   
   >>>adjusting system and the bleeder is on the cyl. I suspect you should   
   >>>be looking for a replacement cyl, and DEFINITELY flush the fluid!!   
   >>>If changed every 2 years, those things last virtually forever. If it   
   >>>has never been changed, you have been extremely lucky for it to last   
   >>>this long - buy some lottery tickets!!!   
   >>>   
   >>>You think that Supra is hard to work on, try a Caddy Northstar, or a   
   >>>PT Cruiser, or a 6 cyl Mystique/Mondeo   
   >>   
   >>yeah they suck wind, i've heard.  remember the 70's caddy's wiring that fried   
   >>in 6 months?   
   >>i don't know the vehicle's history but the fluid needs changing.  can i   
   rebuil   
   >   
   >>the cyl or is replacement the only way?  and i ask again if there are   
   >>instructions somewhere?  google was unhelpful unless i missed something.   
   > Rock auto has BECK/ARNLEY Part # 0728716 for about $21.00   
   >   
   >The Dorman kit is about $8.00   
   is quality equal and what am i ordering by name? should i use brake fluid like   
   the manual says. it doesn't sound right but the japanese go their own way.   
      
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