imported_99CivicSiR

Im gonna replace my manual tranny and brake fluid this weekend.
I know how to replace both of the fluids, just not sure of what size(diameter) tube I need for filling tranny and for bleeding brakes. This is for a 99 Civic SiR

Basically,


1) What size tube do I use to bleed the brakes ?

2) What size tube do I use to fill the manual transmission?

]Thanks alot,

chris_si98

use a funnel for the tranny...

and use the bottle to fill the master cylinder..(dot 3)

Cynikal.Mindset

i didnt know there was diferrent size lubes

chris_si98

i think he means pubes.

imported_99CivicSiR

I need to know what size tube to use to BLEED the brakes, not to fill the master cylinder. AND im gonna use the fill hole for my tranny, which is located on the bottom of the tranny, which makes it impossible to use a funnel. In the Honda manual, it says to use a tube for both bleeding the brakes, and to fill the tranny. Im just not sure which size(diameter) fits the best.

imported_ERTW

using the fill hole to fill the tranny is messy and overly difficult. Fill it through the VSS (vehicle speed sensor) hole in the top of the tranny. it is right under the intake. remove the VSS (looks like a mini distributor) and fill through that hole using a funnel until fluid flows out of the fluid level check hole on the side.

imported_99CivicSiR

So I found my answer:

A 3/8” hose, 1-2 feet long, is used to bleed the brakes.
Attach one end to the bleeder valve of the caliper, and place the other end directly into the brake fluid in the clear jar.

bbarbulo

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I use 1/4 inch clear vinyl... but whatever

chris_si98

how is it tricky?

Have you tried getting a VSS out of a 10+ year old car? Sometimes it's not the easiest thing.

Either way, I'd use the fill plug, just get a flexible funnel line

imported_99CivicSiR

yea, I think thats the way I will do it, I just dont know what size line/tube fits the best into the fill hole, maybe 3/8" or 1/4", any ideas ??

chris_si98

get a flexible funnel from c/t. THe end is about 3/8" and it fits in there no problem

VTEC_Thunder

I've never heard of changing the brake fluid before...

Only when you replace a line or bleed the brakes...


Measure the dia of the hole...get a hose/tube that fits....

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

bleeding the brakes = changing the fluid.

Brake fluid doesn't last forever and needs to be changed every so often.

chris_si98

wait..

fluids don't last forever?? no!!!

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

only engine oil lasts forever.

imported_mikepasini

mine does... changes its own oil... you can tell when its working because of the blue smoke out he back... lol...


and yeah, removing the VSS is a *****... hahhaa, my buddy bled all over my tranny smashing his hand tryiing to take one of those 3 bolts off of it... what a pain in the ***.

you guys should use my method... take a water bottle, tape and a piece of rubber tubing... cut the top of the bottle off stick the tube in the nozzle and start taping... then stick the tube in the check plug hole and start filling...

or bryce's method which uses the traditional funnel, but bryce enjoys using 4 bendable straws shoved in the hole of the funnel and taped together... slow as **** though.

newman

^^Or raher than mickey mousing something together you could just buy the $5 funnel. But **** that just makes too much sense.

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

3 bolts?!?!?!
Dude there only 1 10mm bolt holds the VSS to the tranny.

imported_mikepasini

hmmm, well, when stores are closed... oh yeah, where you live everything is 24hrs....

imported_mikepasini

i was talkingg about, drain pluig, vss and the check plug all together... i was tired this morning.