Chris F
Daily Driver
Now that I finally received the title to my 1982 X yesterday, have plates on it, tires on the way (supposed to be delivered today, after I finally gave up on finding a brand I had heard of and ordered an off-brand from tires-easy.com), am starting to sort through some other issues to get the car on the road.
The brake fluid reservoir is cracked (and empty), so obviously that needs to be replaced. From what I've seen so far, the larger single tanks don't seem to be readily available, so the common solution seems to be to use 2 of the smaller ones. I know next to nothing about brakes, so these are probably stupid questions, but here goes:
1. How do I connect 2 of the smaller reservoirs together to replace the 1 larger original?
2. Do I just use the existing cap on one of the new, smaller reservoirs?
3. Once installed, can I just add brake fluid? I realize the existing fluid is old and probably needs replaced, but I have no idea how to do that.....I just want to get the car moving so I can take it somewhere to have the entire brake system looked at by someone who knows what they're doing.
4. The only time I have driven the car was when I drove it home approximately 10 miles after buying it last month, had a blowout with rear tire, and wheel was too hot to touch. It was suggested this may be a wheel bearing issue, but could a lack of brake fluid been the cause? If so, will adding fluid (after replacing the reservoir(s)) fix the issue temporarily?
Thanks for the advice!
The brake fluid reservoir is cracked (and empty), so obviously that needs to be replaced. From what I've seen so far, the larger single tanks don't seem to be readily available, so the common solution seems to be to use 2 of the smaller ones. I know next to nothing about brakes, so these are probably stupid questions, but here goes:
1. How do I connect 2 of the smaller reservoirs together to replace the 1 larger original?
2. Do I just use the existing cap on one of the new, smaller reservoirs?
3. Once installed, can I just add brake fluid? I realize the existing fluid is old and probably needs replaced, but I have no idea how to do that.....I just want to get the car moving so I can take it somewhere to have the entire brake system looked at by someone who knows what they're doing.
4. The only time I have driven the car was when I drove it home approximately 10 miles after buying it last month, had a blowout with rear tire, and wheel was too hot to touch. It was suggested this may be a wheel bearing issue, but could a lack of brake fluid been the cause? If so, will adding fluid (after replacing the reservoir(s)) fix the issue temporarily?
Thanks for the advice!