[Miata] Re: Prioritizing Winter Upgrades & Maintenance

[CHRISTOPHER ADAMS]

Don't bother with a pump for the gear oil, most are messy and don't work very well. Just get a funnel and a length of clear vinyl tubing at the hardware store. I'm not sure what tube diameter I use, but I think it is like 3/4" O.D. Get about 4 ft. Shove the funnel in one end and route the tube to the diff by going in through the Right Rear tire well. You can do this without make a "trap" in the tubing. Route it to the tranny by going through the engine compartment. You need two people to do this, one to hold the tube and yell when its full, the other to fill the funnel.

ATE Blue or Gold are good brake fluids. One liter/can should be enough, but I would order a second just incase you get a lot of air trapped in there when changing the lines. Or you could get a cheap big bottle of Castrol GMA for the major bleeding and then switch to ATE Blue. GMA isn't too bad for a street car either.

Chris A.

>>> Dillon <dillon.boyer at gmail.com> 1/18/2007 5:57 PM >>>
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