[Miata] Re: Prioritizing Winter Upgrades & Maintenance

[Larry Alster]

Buy the Speedbleeders from the company direct, tell him your a member at Miata.net and you will likely get a discount.  Buy his bleeder hose, it's the best hose I've worked with, well worth the few bucks he gets for it.


Larry

White Knight   1991 Crystal White   #99 CSP
Silver Bullet     1992 Silverstone     #17 EM  FM I+ Turbo
Honey B         1992 Sunburst Yellow  J.R. M45
Whooosh       2004 Titanium MazdaSpeed MX5

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dillon 
  To: MiataBigList 
  Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 5:57 PM
  Subject: [Miata] Re: Prioritizing Winter Upgrades & Maintenance


  I ordered the 2 quarts of MT-90, 1 quart of 75W90, the factory manual, R4S pads, springs/clips, slider pins, and SS brake lines.

  I think I need to pick up a pump to fill the diff, and maybe some grease for the pads/slider pins? 

  I plan on picking up speedbleeders all around, and new brake fluid.  How much fluid do I need for the brake and clutch hydraulics?  Is ATE Super Blue Brake Fluid the way to go?  How much do I need?  I can't even tell what size container is up for sale on the Rosenthal site:
  http://www.finishlineperformance.com/cgi-bin/shopper?preadd=action&key=MIAB1022

  Is it weird that I'm looking forward to crawling around on the floor of a chilly garage changing fluids and brake parts?  Nawww .... 

  - Dillon


  On 1/17/07, Dillon <dillon.boyer at gmail.com> wrote:
    Well, it looks like my new plan is as follows:


      1.. Redline MT-90 transmission fluid and 75W90 differential fluid (I'll do this myself)
      2.. Brake Pads - Porterfield R4S front and rear.  I'm going to try and do this one myself using Keith's book as a guide. 
      3.. Timing Belt - my mechanic will take care of this
      4.. FM sway bars.  I'm going to try and do this one myself too.
      5.. FM Stainless steel brake lines.  It'll give me an excuse to bleed the brakes at least. 

    I have a copy of Keith's book and I plan to pick up a factory manual from Rosenthal.  Next time I'm back home (could be 3 weeks from now) I will do the fluid and the pads.  Then I'm going to schedule some time in the shop and drop off the car while I am out of town.  Between FM and Rosenthal I should be able to get everything I need online. 

    Now, since I'm going to start ordering the supplies tonight ... can anyone suggest anything else I might want to get?  Any sort of bushings for the sways?  Speedbleeders / springs / clips / etc for the brake pads? 

    Any other maintenance type things I should jump on?  How about clutch fluid?  Cooling system?  Plugs, wires, and air filter are all ok.

    Should the water pump be replaced now even if it isn't showing evidence of a leak? 





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