I have posted about flushing / bleeding with Eezy bleed and some have advised me to clean the reservoir with Q-tips.

1) Should I remove the reservoir to do that ? If I remove it, should I replace the rubber bushing that are in between the mc and the reservoir?

2) If I don't remove the reservoir to clean it, how much of the old fluid should I remove from the reservoir? Is below the Min line Ok? Is it Ok to remove as much as I can from the reservoir with the turkey blaster? If I let some air in, it will come out during the pressure bleed with Eezy bleed, is that right?

Any tips on cleaning the reservoir are welcome.

Thanks in advance.
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'89 244DL M47 159K miles

1) Yes remove it and replace the seals before reinstalling. Failure to renew the seals COULD result in leaking.

2) Remove as much fluid as you can before removing it. You will only be able to suck it out of one chamber. The rest will exit when you remove the reservoir- be careful and not allow the brake fluid to remain in contact with painted surfaces, it is hell on paint. Actually no air will be introduced into the system if you remove the reservoir, clean it and replace it. Assuming that you add fresh fluid prior to bleeding you will not get air, but even if you did the bleeding will remove it.

The reservoir is not easy to get clean. I have had good luck using Dove dishwashing liquid and warm water. Introduce the solution and shake it vigorously, rinse, repeat a number of times perhaps using a light stiff wire with a lint free piece of cloth wound on the end. Flush with plenty of water when it is clean to remove all the soap residue and BE SURE it is absolutely without question dry as a bone before reintalling it. This is the anal procedure... simply agitating some fresh fluid in the reservoir and draining it will make it clean enough, but it won't look new...

Randy

If your're prepared to bleed the brakes anyway, then it won't make much difference how you clean the reservoir. If the unit is old and you don't want to risk disturbing the seals, then suck out as much old juice as possible, then get most of the crud out with lint-free cloth. Unless you've got mud in there, it;s pretty much a cosmetic thing.