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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Maintenance => Topic started by: philip on November 14, 2008, 10:41:35 AM

Title: which liquid into the hydraulic system for the top ?
Post by: philip on November 14, 2008, 10:41:35 AM

i'm restauring the top of my convertible 67, i have remove all the components . like the hydraulic system of the frame have never been change i' ld like to do that, but i have some differents information concerning the fluid that go inside:

some litterature said "dot 3 brake liquid"
some others " ATF fluid"

so ??????

thanks for your help

philip

Title: Re: which liquid into the hydraulic system for the top ?
Post by: KevinW on November 14, 2008, 12:28:38 PM

red ATF is what most of us use.

Title: Re: which liquid into the hydraulic system for the top ?
Post by: philip on November 14, 2008, 12:53:59 PM

thanks for the  quick response,

my 40 YO liquide as no color, so i can't say if it was original red or aqua colored,
i think that when i ll have tto refill the system i ll put some good new ATF

thanks

philip

Title: Re: which liquid into the hydraulic system for the top ?
Post by: philip on March 10, 2009, 12:31:17 PM

i put some ATF to refill the system and, the ATF has not the same density that the liquid inside , the red colored ATF stay at the highest portion of the circuit.
so i think that the " body by fischer 67 book" say wright:  it was original brake fluid !!!!

Title: Re: which liquid into the hydraulic system for the top ?
Post by: JohnZ on March 10, 2009, 03:13:23 PM

The 1969 Fisher Body Service Manual says to use ATF.