Change or flush convertible top fluid?

[atikovi]

25 year old Mercedes. At the hydraulic pump I sucked out the brake fluid and removed the reservoir to clean it, then refilled with fresh fluid. Is there a way to flush the lines and cylinders as well to get all the old fluid out? Or just lower and raise the top a few times and change the fluid again?

 

[Astro14]

Brake fluid!!?? Pretty certain that's not brake fluid in that reservoir...or, if it was, the previous owner has boogered this thing up... For future repairs: https://www.tophydraulics.com/ Discussion on proper fluid: https://www.benzworld.org/threads/r129-rst-hydraulic-fluid-recommendations.1695170/ https://mbworld.org/forums/clk-class-w209/487901-will-wrong-convertible-top-fluid-damage-system.html

 

[atikovi]

I meant I used ZH-M fluid.

 

[PimTac]

Brake fluid? Crikey!

 

[JC1]

I don't think you can get all the fluid out of those lines easily unless you took everything apart. Was the pic of the fluid after you changed it or before? I would just suck out all the old fluid and put new fluid. I know you are super anal about your service. I'm sure 80% of the owners of Merc convertibles never do this.

 

[atikovi]

Old fluid looked about the same as new fluid.