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Why Should I Purge Brakes, ABS & Clutch Regularly?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 1248181" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>Same as prior models as far as I can tell. The "special Yamaha tool" looks to be the same one, so it should be jumpering the same two pins (I don't have the Oh Fishul tool I haven't done mine on the '14 yet though.</p><p></p><p>One more comment about the fluid exchange requirement: The clutch fluid travels considerably further in the lines than the brakes do. The clutch fluid is also what gets dark the fastest. Which makes me believe that the discoloration is not moisture induced, but something related to the inside surface of the hydraulic hoses.</p><p></p><p>Which makes a whole lot of sense, if you stop to think about it. Water is more clear than brake fluid, so why do we think absorbing some would make the brake fluid darker? I think the color and the water content are not related. Which means that, if you can't see the water content, you shouldn't use the color as a gage on when to change it. Just do it based on the time it has been in there and be safe. :thumbsup:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 1248181, member: 3828"] Same as prior models as far as I can tell. The "special Yamaha tool" looks to be the same one, so it should be jumpering the same two pins (I don't have the Oh Fishul tool I haven't done mine on the '14 yet though. One more comment about the fluid exchange requirement: The clutch fluid travels considerably further in the lines than the brakes do. The clutch fluid is also what gets dark the fastest. Which makes me believe that the discoloration is not moisture induced, but something related to the inside surface of the hydraulic hoses. Which makes a whole lot of sense, if you stop to think about it. Water is more clear than brake fluid, so why do we think absorbing some would make the brake fluid darker? I think the color and the water content are not related. Which means that, if you can't see the water content, you shouldn't use the color as a gage on when to change it. Just do it based on the time it has been in there and be safe. :thumbsup: [/QUOTE]
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